Ahmad Alaadeen and Jay McShann relaxing at the Plaza III
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a fedora and an overcoat, and Jay McShann, wearing a tuxedo, relaxing and sharing a beverage at The Club at Plaza III in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen and Jerry Hoover are happy to see each other
Band director Jerry Hoover puts his right arm around the shoulders of Ahmad Alaadeen at Southwest Missouri State University (SMSU) night of the Jazz Benefit Concert featuring the Olathe North High...
Ahmad Alaadeen and LaVerne Barker rehearse at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) and LaVerne Barker (bass), wearing a ball cap, rehearsing at Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen and Marianne McShann negotiate the bus in Davenport, Iowa
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white cap, getting off a bus while Marianne McShann waits for him during the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival in Davenport, Iowa.
Ahmad Alaadeen and Michael Parkinson gather the UMKC Jazz Studies students for a group photograph
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat and holding a tenor saxophone (second from right) and UMKC jazz studies teacher Michael Parkinson (far right) stand among a group of music students who are gathering...
Ahmad Alaadeen and Mike Coker outside Sissy's Tea Room
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a red ball cap, and Mike Coker stand outside Sissy's Tea Room in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Ahmad Alaadeen and Norman Hedman visiting
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, and Norman Hedman sitting on a couch probably at the Westin Crown Center Hotel on the occasion of Hedman's performance at the Kansas City International Jazz...
Ahmad Alaadeen and Reggie Thomas at an outdoor concert
Possibly Tim Davis (drummer), Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, another unidentified man with a towel around his shoulders, and Reggie Thomas stand offstage at an unidentified outdoor concert.
Ahmad Alaadeen and Reggie Thomas smile for the photographer at Just Jazz in the Hotel Majestic in St. Louis, MO
Ahmad Alaadeen and Reggie Thomas smile for the photographer during a four-night residence with the Steve Kirby Trio at Just Jazz in the Hotel Majestic in St. Louis, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen and Ricky Anderson perform at a church
Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) turns to look at the photographer as a seated Ricky Anderson (bass) looks at Ahmad while performing at an unidentified church and event.
Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner enjoying the panel discussion
Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner sit at a table and smile during a panel discussion during the Tradin' 4s Series: On the Cusp at Mutual Musicians Foundation in the 18th and Vine district, Kansas City...
Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner packing up at the Plaza III
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a fedora and an overcoat, and Sonny Kenner, wearing a tuxedo, have their coats on and are packing up at The Club at Plaza III in Kansas City, Missouri. Joe Wilcox stands in the...
Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner share a giggle
Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner, wearing very nice double-breasted suits, share a giggle backstage at an unidentified venue.
Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner share a microphone to sing together
Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) grins as he and Sonny Kenner (guitar) share a microphone while singing together, supported by David Daahoud Williams (bass) and Adolph Roulette (drums) in the background.
Ahmad Alaadeen and Steve Kirby talking to fans at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Ahmad Alaadeen (second from left), and Steve Kirby (holding bass) are each talking with unidentified individuals at a jazz clinic in Brandt Music Hall at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape...
Ahmad Alaadeen and Susan Krause enjoy food in Skopje
Ahmad Alaadeen stands and converses with Susan Krause (American Center Director/U.S. Consul in Macedonia), who is standing and eating a meal as she talks in the banquet room in the Grand Hotel Skopje...
Ahmad Alaadeen and the band directors of Kansas City Middle School of the Arts and Paseo Academy
The band director of Kansas City Middle School of the Arts, Ahmad Alaadeen, and an unidentified saxophone players stand together holding their instruments and smile at the photographer before the...
Ahmad Alaadeen and Tim Perryman performing
Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), wearing a kufi cap, and Tim Perryman (trombone), wearing a tuxedo, performing at an unidentified venue.
Ahmad Alaadeen and Tyrone Clark clowning around
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a fedora, and Tyrone Clark wearing a fedora with the brim turned up, have silly smiles as Tyron holds up something with fringe on it, in the van en route to a concert at...
Ahmad Alaadeen and Tyrone Clark performing at Generations of Jazz
Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), wearing a kufi hat, and Tyrone Clark (bass) performing at Generations of Jazz at Science City in Union Station at Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen and Will Matthews perform for music students at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) and Will Matthews (guitar) performing at a jazz clinic in Brandt Music Hall at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen and Will Matthews talk during a performance in Skopje
Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) talks to Will Matthews (guitar) on stage at the Hard Rock Club in Skopje, Macedonia. Tyrone Clark's bass, mostly obscured, and an unidentified white male camera operator are...
Ahmad Alaadeen appreciating Jay McShann's piano talents
Jay McShann from his left side, watching his hands as he plays piano. A microphone is visible at the top of the photograph. A cloth lies across the music rack. Ahmad Alaadeen is blurred by visible...
Ahmad Alaadeen at 18th and Vine
Ahmad Alaadeen playing saxophone on the streets of the 18th and Vine District, possibly during an event in conjunction with Robert Altman's film "Kansas City."
Ahmad Alaadeen at Banquets Beyond the Bay with fans
Ahmad Alaadeen (second from left), wearing a kufi hat, with four unidentified people (one white man, two African American women, one white woman) during the night of a concert at Banquets Beyond the...