Ahmad Alaadeen teachers jazz students at a UMKC Jazz Workshop
Ahmad Alaadeen, his back to the camera, lifts his arms as he is working with a group of jazz instrumental students listening intently during a jazz workshop at the University of Missouri-Kansas City...
Ahmad Alaadeen thinks over the question during a panel discussion
Ahmad Alaadeen rubs his chin with his mouth his open while he thinks about a question during a panel discussion during the Tradin' 4s Series: On the Cusp at Mutual Musicians Foundation in the 18th and...
Ahmad Alaadeen trades solos with a student
Ahmad Alaadeen, his back to the photographer, trades solos by playing a tenor saxophone as a student stands and plays an alto saxophone while working the rest of the band backs them up at an...
Ahmad Alaadeen up close
Ahmad Alaadeen, very close up, smiles directly at the photographer as he holds his saxophone right next to the left side of his face. He is wearing a fedora.
Ahmad Alaadeen waiting with a fellow performer backstage at the John Coltrane Memorial Concert
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, and an unidentified man sitting backstage at the John Coltrane Memorial Concert in Blackman Auditorium at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Ahmad Alaadeen warming up for the John Coltrane Memorial Concert
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, warming up backstage at the John Coltrane Memorial Concert in Blackman Auditorium at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. A muted trumpet is visible in...
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 warms up in the green room
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a red suit jacket, warming up on tenor saxophone while Akers Aitch sits nearby in a chair, backstage at an unidentified venue.
Ahmad Alaadeen warms up with students from Kansas City Middle School of the Arts jazz band
Ahmad Alaadeen (sax, second from right) warms up while band members talk before the Kansas City Middle School of the Arts jazz band concert in the cafeteria of the adjacent high school (Paseo Academy)...
Ahmad Alaadeen wearing a hat too small for his head
Ahmad Alaadeen, looking doubtful as he wears a black leather garrison cap while WGBH radio host, Eric Jackson (background, left), and others sit and stand as they talk backstage at the John Coltrane...
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 combo perform for students at Trenton High School
An unidentified drummer and bass player perform with Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) at Trenton High School students in a classroom in Trenton, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen with a combo perform for students at Trenton High School
An unidentified drummer and bassist face Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) while performing for students in a classroom at Trenton High School in Trenton, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen with a couple of fans
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat and a name tag, stands between two unidentified men, one of which is also wearing a kufi hat, at an unidentified venue and event. One gentleman holds up his index...
Ahmad Alaadeen with a fan
Ahmad Alaadeen holds up a hand decorated white ribbon with blue writing which reads, "Top Examiner Music Award to Chris The Ear." toward an unidentified man sitting on a couch and grinning at the...
Ahmad Alaadeen with a fan
Ahmad Alaadeen and an unidentified manwearing a flat cap and a Miles Davis t-shirt under his suit jacket, sitting at a table during the arrival of CD copies of Alaadeen's album "Blues For R.C. And...
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 fans during the Kansas City Jazz Heritage Award reception
Ahmad Alaadeen, holding his award plaque, stands between two unidentified women at the Kansas City Jazz Heritage Awards reception at Saks Fifth Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen with fans during the Kansas City Jazz Heritage Award reception
Ahmad Alaadeen stands between two unidentified women at the Kansas City Jazz Heritage Awards reception at Saks Fifth Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.
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 Olathe North High School saxophone students
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a stocking cap, giving advice to Olathe North jazz band saxophonists, Mark Farmer and Dennis Winslett (right); during a teaching residency at Olathe North High and Oregon Trail...
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 the music personnel of Paseo Academy
Two unidentified men on either side of Ahmad Alaadeen and jazz ensemble band director Clarence Smith stand in the hall of Paseo Academy, Kansas City, Missouri and smile at the photographer.
Ahmad Alaadeen with the students of Paseo Academy's Jazz Ensemble
Ahmad Alaadeen with a group of jazz ensemble students at the Paseo Academy in Kansas City, Missouri.