Emcee announces the Deans of Swing during the Cool Cats Jazz Festival
Bill McFarlin, wearing a red ball cap, introducing Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing: Everette Freeman (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a white ball cap, an unidentified bass player, and Tim...
Everette Freeman, Ahmad Alaadeen, Danny Campbell, and Matt Kane perform
Everette Freeman (piano), Danny Campbell (trumpet), and Matt Kane (drums) perform at an unidentified venue as Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a kufi hat, listens.
Everette Freeman, Ahmad Alaadeen, Danny Campbell, and Matt Kane perform
Everette Freeman (piano), an unidentified bassist, Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a kufi hat, Danny Campbell (trumpet), and Matt Kane (drums and mostly obscured) performing at an unidentified...
Everette Freeman, Ahmad Alaadeen, Danny Campbell, and Matt Kane perform
Everette Freeman (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a kufi hat, an unidentified bassist, Danny Campbell (trumpet), and Matt Kane (drums) performing at an unidentified venue.
Everette Freeman, Ahmad Alaadeen, Ricky Anderson, Tim Perryman, and likely Don Mumford perform at a church
Everette Freeman (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), Ricky Anderson (bass), Tim Perryman (trombone), and likely Don Mumford (drums) performing at an unidentified church and event.
Everette Freeman, Ahmad Alaadeen, Sean Conly, Tim Perryman, and Tim Davis perform in Washington D.C.
Everette Freeman (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), Sean Conly (bass, mostly obscured), Tim Perryman (trombone), and Tim Davis (drums) performing at an unidentified venue in Washington, D.C.
Everette Freeman, David Daahoud Williams, Ahmad Alaadeen, Matt Kane, and Tim Perryman performing
Everette Freeman (piano), David Daahoud Williams (bass), wearing a kufi cap, Matt Kane (drums), Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), wearing a kufi cap, and Tim Perryman (trombone) performing at an...
Everette Freeman, Sean Conly, Ahmad Alaadeen, Tim Davis, and Tim Perryman perform in Washington D.C.
Everette Freeman (piano), Sean Conly (bass), Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone), Tim Davis (drums), and Tim Perryman (trombone) performing at an unidentified venue in Washington, D.C.
Fanny Dunfee and Ahmad Alaadeen at an event
Victoria "Fanny" Dunfee, wearing a headscarf, and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap, sitting at a table with a tablecloth at an unidentified venue and event.
Fanny Dunfee and Ahmad Alaadeen backstage
Victoria "Fanny" Dunfee, wearing a broad-brimmed hat, talks with the crowd as Ahmad Alaadeen reads a card backstage at an unidentified venue and event. The crowd is visible in the mirror behind Fanny.
Fanny Dunfee and Ahmad Alaadeen with a couple of fans
Victoria "Fanny" Dunfee and Ahmad Alaadeen posing for a photo with an unidentified Japanese man (left) and an unidentified African American man (right).
Fanny Dunfee and Ahmad Alaadeen with a fan
Unidentified Japanese man (left) stands with Victoria "Fanny" Dunfee, and Ahmad Alaadeen.
Frank Smith and Ahmad Alaadeen
Frank Smith puts his left arm around Ahmad Alaadeen's shoulder during the Kansas City Jazz Heritage Awards reception at Saks Fifth Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The crowd is visible behind them.
Fred Wilkins and Ahmad Alaadeen waiting backstage during the John Coltrane Memorial Concert
Frank Wilkins, wearing a double-breasted suit and holding an orange beverage, and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, sit backstage during the John Coltrane Memorial Concert in Blackman Auditorium at...
Gary Sykes, Steve Kirby, Will Matthews, Reggie Thomas, and Ahmad Alaadeen perform in Malden, Missouri
Gary Sykes (drums, mostly obscured), Steve Kirby (bass), Will Matthews (guitar), Reggie Thomas (piano), and Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a beanie, on stage performing at Malden Community Center...
Gary Sykes, Steve Kirby, Will Matthews, Reggie Thomas, and Ahmad Alaadeen perform in Malden, Missouri
Gary Sykes (drums, mostly obscured), Steve Kirby (bass), Will Matthews (guitar), Reggie Thomas (piano), and Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) on stage performing at Malden Community Center in Malden...
Gathering of musicians outside Mutual Musicians Foundation building
(Top row) Luqman Hamza, unidentified, Orestie "Rusty" Tucker, unidentified, unidentified, (second row from top) unidentified, Sonny Kenner, Everette DeVan, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified,...
Gathering of musicians outside Mutual Musicians Foundation building
Ahmad Alaadeen (fedora and sunglasses), Sonny Kenner (plaid shirt), Everette DeVan (black suit and grey shirt), Orestie "Rusty" Tucker (pin-striped suit and tie), and others gathering outside Mutual...
George Duke, Ahmad Alaadeen, and George Benson backstage at the Gem Theater
George Duke, grinning at Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat with his back to the photographer and blurry because of movement, and George Benson, grooming the sleeve of his tuxedo, are hanging out...
Gerald Dunn and Ahmad Alaadeen at The Blue Room
Gerald Dunn points at Ahmad Alaadeen, who is wearing a fedora and pursing his lips, at The Blue Room in Kansas City, Missouri. The bar and crowd can be seen behind them.
Greg Riley, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Sean Conly at the Missouri Heritage Fair
Greg Riley, Ahmad Alaadeen, grinning and wearing a Kufi cap, and Sean Conly stand outdoors among the exhibition tents during the Missouri Heritage Fair on the History Museum grounds in Forest Park in...
Greg Riley, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Sean Conly at the Missouri Heritage Fair
Greg Riley, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap, and Sean Conly stand outdoors among the exhibition tents during the Missouri Heritage Fair on the History Museum grounds in Forest Park in St. Louis...
Greg Riley, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Sean Conly at the Missouri Heritage Fair
Greg Riley, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap, and Sean Conly stand outdoors during the Missouri Heritage Fair on the History Museum grounds in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri.
Group 21 getting ready for a live broadcast of NPR's Talk of the Nation
Alaadeen and Group 21: Chris Clarke (piano), wearing a kufi cap, Tyrone Clark (bass), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a kufi cap, Pat Flynn (drums); on stage running through a sound check for a...
Group of musicians waiting offstage at the outdoor concert venue of the 1993 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Festival
Unidentified group of people relaxing in the shade, including Speedy Huggins (seated, white shirt, black tie) and Ahmad Alaadeen (wearing a white flat cap, holding saxophone); and possibly Tyrone...