Ahmad Alaadeen resting offstage
Ahmad Alaadeen's smiling face while hanging out offstage by the rear entrance of the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen resting offstage
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap and sitting in a folding chair, looks away as he hangs out offstage by the rear entrance of the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen resting offstage
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap and sitting in a folding chair, hangs out offstage by the rear entrance of the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen resting offstage
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap and sitting in a folding chair, hangs out offstage by the rear entrance of the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen rests a moment as Dick Wright enjoys the crowd at the Kansas City Jazz Heritage Awards reception
Ahmad Alaadeen sitting at a table while fellow recipient Dick Wright stands directly behind him talking to someone during the Jazz Heritage Awards reception at Saks Fifth Avenue in Kansas City...
Ahmad Alaadeen rests in the green room
Ahmad Alaadeen rests his head on his right hand while he's relaxing backstage at an unidentified venue, possibly a motel room.
Ahmad Alaadeen rests with a smile
Ahmad Alaadeen sitting in a chair, smiling, and holding his tenor saxophone at an unidentified venue and event. His name tag says, "Ahmad Alaadeen, Kansas City, Missouri, Saxophonist."
Ahmad Alaadeen reveals where he keeps his name tag
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a fedora while at a microphone, flashes open his suit jacket to show his name tag on the inside and holds an 8 x 10 black & white photo of himself, outside Mutual Musicians...
Ahmad Alaadeen seated at a table
Ahmad Alaadeen sitting at a table wearing a tuxedo with his elbow on an adjacent chair to bring his hand to his mouth at an unidentified venue.
Ahmad Alaadeen seated at the dedication of the Charlie Parker Memorial ("Bird Lives")
Ahmad Alaadeen seated and holding a soprano saxophone while wearing a fedora at the Charlie Parker Memorial dedication ("Bird Lives"), 17th Terrace and The Paseo during the Charlie Parker Symposium at...
Ahmad Alaadeen seated outside
Ahmad Alaadeen sits outside by a rock wall wearing a flat cap and large, square eyeglasses
Ahmad Alaadeen seated with a friend at Ahmad's home
An unidentified man sits at a table talking to Ahmad Alaadeen at an unidentified residence. Ahmad wears a kufi cap and a Boston Jazz Society t-shirt that states, "Jazz is Alive" with a string bass in...
Ahmad Alaadeen shakes hands
Ahmad Alaadeen and an unidentified man talking and shaking hands as the standing congregation looks on at an unidentified church and event. An organist can be seen sitting behind and between the two...
Ahmad Alaadeen shakes hands with a fan in Skopje
A photograph from behind Ahmad Alaadeen (right) and an unidentified white man shaking hands in the Grand Hotel Skopje in Skopje, North Macedonia. People bending forward can be seen in the background.
Ahmad Alaadeen shakes hands with the band director before the Paseo Academy Jazz Ensemble performance
Ahmad Alaadeen shaking hands with an unidentified band director before the concert with the Paseo Academy Jazz Ensemble.
Ahmad Alaadeen shaking hands
Norman Hedman and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap, shaking hands as Misha Tsiganov looks on during a recording session for Hedman's band Tropique, "Taken By Surprise", at the Eastside Sound Studio...
Ahmad Alaadeen shares a meal outdoors with a family
Ahmad Alaadeen (far left), wearing an apron and a ball cap, sits with three unidentified people sitting around a patio table during a cookout probably at the Dunfee/Alaadeen residence in Overland Park...
Ahmad Alaadeen showing off the 2000 Governor's Humanities Award
Ahmad Alaadeen smiles while holding a framed proclamation award. This was a combined event for the Tradin' 4s (Series Four): Celebration of Alaadeen's 2000 Governor's Humanities Award at the Mutual...
Ahmad Alaadeen shows his home to Mel Wanzo
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a headscarf, and Mel Wanzo walk around the outside of the Dunfee/Alaadeen residence in Overland Park, Kansas.
Ahmad Alaadeen shows off his Governor's Humanities Award
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat and a corsage, grins as he is holding out his award during the Governor's Humanities Awards at the Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen shows students how to play saxophone during a UMKC Jazz Workshop
Ahmad Alaadeen stands and plays a tenor saxophone in the middle of a standing group of students during a jazz workshop at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen signs autographs for Briarwood Elementary students
Ahmad Alaadeen signing an autograph for unidentified third-graders on the occasion of their stage play, "We Haz Jazz," at Briarwood Elementary School in Olathe, Kansas.
Ahmad Alaadeen singing during "Behind the Beat" at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ahmad Alaadeen singing into a microphone as he holds a tenor saxophone across his body at Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin-Madison during the "Behind the Beat" performance. The audience is...
Ahmad Alaadeen singing while he performs
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, jeans, and a vest while singing into a microphone and holding his tenor saxophone at an unidentified venue and event.
Ahmad Alaadeen sings during a performance outdoors on the Country Club Plaza
Ahmad Alaadeen standing and singing into a microphone during an outdoor concert on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri. Wil Matthews arm is visible behind and to the left of Ahmad.