Ahmad Alaadeen warms up before "We Haz Jazz" at Briarwood Elementary School
Ahmad Alaadeen stands on the front of the stage and plays a tenor saxophone to rehearse and try a sound check before the stage play "We Haz Jazz!" at Briarwood Elementary School in Olathe, Kansas.
Ahmad Alaadeen warms up in Sikeston, Missouri
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing an embroidered kufi hat, sitting on a barstool and warming up on soprano saxophone before a seminar at Prince of Peace Baptist Church in Sikeston, Missouri. A tenor saxophone...
Ahmad Alaadeen warms up in Sikeston, Missouri
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing an embroidered kufi hat, sitting on a barstool and warming up on soprano saxophone before a seminar at Prince of Peace Baptist Church in Sikeston, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen wearing an embroidered kufi cap
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing an embroidered kufi cap, stands in front of a stucco wall and gives a small smile to the photographer. He holds the neck of a saxophone in his left hand.
Ahmad Alaadeen with a hand on his hip
Ahmad Alaadeen smiles at the photographer as he pulls back the left side of his suit jacket and rests his left hand on his hip. His right hand rests on a metal staircase bannister. A saxophone hangs...
Ahmad Alaadeen with his saxophone
Ahmad Alaadeen looks at the photographer as he wears a fedora and holds his saxophone to the left of his face. He is leaning to his left.
Ahmad Alaadeen with smoke rising behind him
Ahmad Alaadeen, from his left, blowing into a saxophone. Smoke is rising behind him. Ahmad Alaadeen is printed across the bottom.
Ahmad Alaadeen with three barbecue grills
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing an apron, stands by three barbecue grills while he is grilling BBQ chicken likely at his home in Overland Park, Kansas.
Ben Kynard visits The Blue Room
Ben Kynard likely at the Blue Room in Kansas City, Missouri.
Close up of Ahmad Alaadeen blowing into a soprano saxophone with his eyes closed
Closeup of Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone), wearing a tuxedo and closing his eyes while performing at an unidentified venue.
Closeup of Ahmad Alaadeen performing at The Blue Room
A closeup of Ahmad Alaadeen's face playing a saxophone while performing at The Blue Room in Kansas City, Missouri.
Closeup of Ahmad Alaadeen performing at the Gem Theater
A closeup photograph of Ahmad Alaadeen closing his eyes as he plays a tenor saxophone during a jazz concert featuring Olathe North High, Oregon Trail Junior High, and Santa Fe Trail Junior High jazz...
Closeup of Ahmad Alaadeen performing with his eyes closed
Closeup of Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), wearing a tuxedo, closing his eyes while performing at an unidentified venue.
Harold O'Neal performs at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Harold O'Neal looks down at the keys of a white baby grand piano while performing during the Tradin' 4s Series: On the Cusp at Mutual Musicians Foundation in the 18th and Vine district, Kansas City...
Jay McShann seated at a table and looking down at something
Jay McShann, from his left, sitting at a table, wearing a tuxedo, and leaning over a piece of paper at an unidentified venue
Jay McShann waits by the piano
Jay McShann sitting at the piano leaning on his right hand at an unidentified venue in Palm Beach, Florida.
Seth Lee playing bass
Seth Lee stands with his back to the photographer as he plays a stand up bass and looks to his right towards an unidentified keyboard player while performing on an outdoor pavilion behind the Gem...
Sonny Kenner smiling
Sonny Kenner, from his left, grins while performing during the Tradin' 4s Series: On the Cusp at Mutual Musicians Foundation in the 18th and Vine district, Kansas City, Missouri.
Student taking a look at the chart for "Big Six"
A photograph of an instrument chart for "Big Six" from over the back shoulder of an unidentified white male student drummer probably during a rehearsal for a jazz concert featuring Olathe North High...
Susan Krause shows off an Ahmad Alaadeen poster in Skopje
Susan Krause (American Center Director/U.S. Consul in Macedonia) holding an oversized image of Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white fedora, performing in the banquet room in the Grand Hotel Skopje in...