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Ahmad Alaadeen among a group of UMKC Jazz Studies students

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat and holding a tenor saxophone, (third from right), stands with UMKC jazz studies teacher Michael Parkinson (far...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen and Ben Kynard during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, warming up, and Ben Kynard, wearinga fedora and holding a tenor saxophone, lean against a car during the "21-Sax...

Date Published
1995
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen and Ben Kynard with a couple of younger sax players during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite

Image

An unidentified young saxophonist, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearinga ball cap, Ben Kynard, and another unidentified young saxophonist, both wearing fedoras...

Date Published
1995
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen and Donivan Bailey give a fan a copy of the new CD

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An unidentified man stands between Ahmad Alaadeen and Donivan Bailey, holding an inscribed copy of CD which states, "To Big Jim from the Dean of Swing...

Date Published
1995
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen and Michael Parkinson gather the UMKC Jazz Studies students for a group photograph

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat and holding a tenor saxophone (second from right) and UMKC jazz studies teacher Michael Parkinson (far right) stand...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen duets during a UMKC Jazz Band concert

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Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone) and an unidentified man (alto saxophone) face each other to share a duet while being backed by the UMKC jazz that...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen on the Missouri River Queen Jazz Cruise

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Ahmad Alaadeen performing on the Missouri River Queen Jazz Cruise. He is playing saxophone while closing his eyes. He is wearing a red floral shirt.

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen with a fan

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Ahmad Alaadeen holds up a hand decorated white ribbon with blue writing which reads, "Top Examiner Music Award to Chris The Ear." toward an...

Date Published
1995
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen with a fan

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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...

Date Published
1995
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, Ben Kynard and a young protégé during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite

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An unidentified young man, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, and Ben Kynard, wearing a fedora, play saxophones during the "21-Sax Salute" at Charlie...

Date Published
1995
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Air Cadets band at an unidentified venue

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Air Cadets band performing at an unidentified venue. The unidentified musicians are sitting in two rows, playing saxophone, trumpet, drums, and bass.

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Air Cadets band at an unidentified venue

Image

Air Cadets band at an unidentified venue. Five unidentified men are standing in front of a microphone. They are wearing black tuxedos and are smiling.

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Al "Delightful De" Bartee with an unidentified man at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal

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Al "Delightful De" Bartee with an unidentified man at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. Bartee is standing on the left...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Al "Delightful De" Bartee, Julie Turner, and an unidentified man

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Al "Delightful De" Bartee, Julie Turner, and an unidentified man standing for a photo at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Al Bartee and Betty Crow at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival

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Al "Delightful De" Bartee and Betty Crow at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival. Both are looking at each other and smiling. They are standing in front...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Al Bartee and Betty Crow at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival

Image

Al "Delightful De" Bartee and Betty Crow at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival. Both are looking forward and smiling. They are standing in front of...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Al Bartee and Duke Samuels with an unidentified man at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal

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Al "Delightful De" Bartee and Duke Samuels with an unidentified man at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. Bartee is...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Al Bartee at an unidentified venue

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Al "Delightful De" Bartee performing at an unidentified venue. He is looking to the side while playing drums.

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Al Pearson at Jardine's

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Al Pearson performing at Jardine's on Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. He is playing trumpet on the right, next to an unidentified man playing...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Al Pearson at Plaza III

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Al Pearson performing at Plaza III on Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. He is looking up while playing trumpet into a microphone.

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Al Pearson rehearsing

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Al Pearson rehearsing at an unidentified venue. He is playing trumpet on the left with two unidentified musicians. They are all reading from music on...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Al Pearson rehearsing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Al Pearson rehearsing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Pearson is standing and playing trumpet while an unidentified...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Arch Martin soloing on trombone at the Levee Bar & Grill

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Arch Martin soloing on trombone at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Carmell Jones is standing on the left, looking at...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Arch Martin soloing on trombone at the Levee Bar & Grill

Image

Arch Martin soloing on trombone at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Carmell Jones is standing on the left, looking at...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Army band at an unidentified venue

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Army band performing at an unidentified venue. From left to right: Cal Gould playing trombone, Connie Newton playing trumpet, Ed Stafford playing...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

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  • African American jazz musicians

Member of

  • Betty Crow Collection (610)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (17)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (11)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (3)
  • Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection (2)
  • Jay McShann Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (643)

Genres

  • Snapshots (625)
  • Color photographs (602)
  • Portrait photographs (553)
  • Group portraits (508)
  • Black & white photographs (41)
  • Gelatin silver prints (41)
  • Architectural photographs (7)
  • Publicity photographs (5)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (583)
  • 1951-1960 (16)
  • 1971-1980 (15)
  • 1981-1990 (9)
  • 1961-1970 (8)
  • 1941-1950 (7)
  • 1931-1940 (4)
  • 1921-1930 (1)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (565)
  • Saxophonists (245)
  • Double bassists (244)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (242)
  • Keyboard players (207)
  • Trumpet players (166)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (151)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (148)
  • Trombonists (100)
  • Guitar players (72)
  • Jazz festivals (56)
  • Jazz singers (49)
  • Photographs (48)
  • Women singers (28)
  • Portraits, Group (23)
  • Portraits (18)
  • Jazz dance (17)
  • African American women jazz singers (16)
  • Pianists (16)
  • African American men (14)
  • Bass guitarists (12)
  • Fiddlers (10)
  • Women pianists (9)
  • Percussionists (7)
  • African American couples (6)
  • African American women (6)
  • Buildings (6)
  • Buddhist temples (4)
  • Japanese (4)
  • Marching bands (4)
  • Restaurants (4)
  • Shinto shrines (4)
  • African American women musicians (3)
  • Clarinetists (3)
  • Jazz musicians, White (3)
  • Men (3)
  • Men, White (3)
  • Music students (3)
  • Dinners and dining (2)
  • Fish ponds (2)
  • Flute players (2)
  • Food (2)
  • Musical instruments (2)
  • Music teachers (2)
  • Portrait photography (2)
  • Stairs (2)
  • Tables (2)
  • Trees (2)
  • Wine (2)
  • Women jazz singers (2)
  • Ashtrays (1)
  • Band directors (1)
  • Bands (Music) (1)
  • Blues musicians (1)
  • Bottled water (1)
  • Bowls (Tableware) (1)
  • Chopsticks (1)
  • Fishes (1)
  • Koi (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Noodles (1)
  • Piano (1)
  • Piers (1)
  • Ponds (1)
  • Saxophone (1)
  • Scarves (1)
  • Screens (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Women jazz musicians (1)
  • (-) African American jazz musicians (644)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (432)
  • 18th and Vine District (125)
  • Japan (14)
  • Central Street (9)
  • Overland Park (Kan.) (5)
  • Topeka (Kan.) (5)
  • 43rd Street (1)
  • Las Vegas (Nev.) (1)
  • Lawrence (Kan.) (1)
  • Oklahoma City (Okla.) (1)
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Ruskin, Tommy (77)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (61)
  • Hoard, J. Henry (John Henry), 1918-2010 (42)
  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (38)
  • McFadden, Lonnie (37)
  • Moore, Billie G. (37)
  • McFadden, Ronnie (36)
  • Ross, Richard (Vocalist) (30)
  • Hicks, Bryan (26)
  • Pearson, Al (26)
  • Ning, Mike (24)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (22)
  • Bartee, Al (22)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (21)
  • Mahogany, Kevin (20)
  • McShann, Jay (19)
  • Lee, Marcellus (18)
  • Saunders, Eddie (18)
  • Spaits, Gerald (18)
  • White, Ned (Musician) (18)
  • Wilkinson, Todd R. (17)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (16)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (16)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (15)
  • Todd, Oliver, 1916-2001 (14)
  • Mair, Jim, 1966- (13)
  • Anderson, Ricky (12)
  • Barker, LaVerne (12)
  • DeVan, Everette, 1950- (12)
  • Freeman, Everett, Jr. (12)
  • Hart, Elsa (12)
  • Jones, Carmell (12)
  • Jacquet, Illinois (11)
  • Smith, Paul (Paul E.) (11)
  • Warner, Duck (11)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (11)
  • Branstetter, Bob (10)
  • Dunn, Gerald (10)
  • Henry, Lisa (Vocalist) (10)
  • Hyde, Dick (10)
  • Morrissey, Pat (Musician) (10)
  • Perryman, Tim (10)
  • Turner, Julie (Singer) (10)
  • Loon, Harry Van (9)
  • Washington, Horace, 1952-2014 (9)
  • Barry, Ken (8)
  • Cartwright, Joe (Pianist) (8)
  • Harmon, Brian (Musician) (8)
  • Huggins, Speedy, 1913-1999 (8)
  • Jenkins, Dwight (8)
  • Samuels, Nobel (8)
  • Anderson, Bernard, 1919-1997 (7)
  • Bowman, Bob (Bassist) (6)
  • Clark, Tyrone (Bassist) (6)
  • Crow, Betty (6)
  • Hendricks, Rick (6)
  • Martin, Arch, 1931-2009 (6)
  • Winslett, Dennis (6)
  • Basse, David (5)
  • Battaglia, Chico (5)
  • Campbell, Danny (Trumpet player) (5)
  • Harris, Gene, 1933-2000 (5)
  • Morrissey, Charles Patrick (5)
  • Ray, Diane (5)
  • Samuels, Duke (5)
  • Smith, Frank, 1932-1999 (5)
  • Caldwell, Bill (Saxophonist) (4)
  • May, Rod (4)
  • Musa, Monte (4)
  • Reed, Ray (4)
  • Ruppenthal, Wayne (4)
  • Smith, Richard (Musician) (4)
  • Strait, Todd (4)
  • Williams, Joe, 1918-1999 (4)
  • Albright, James (Double bassist) (3)
  • Alexander, Monty (3)
  • Allyson, Karrin (3)
  • Anderson, Jackie (Musician) (3)
  • Auwarter, Doug (3)
  • Bruce, Franz, 1916-1997 (3)
  • Crain, Bill (Musician) (3)
  • Foster, Dwight (3)
  • Jackson, Arthur, 1920-2006 (3)
  • Johnson, Sam, Jr. (3)
  • Long, Russ (3)
  • Lovett, Baby (3)
  • McMahon, Mary (Musician) (3)
  • Parkinson, Michael, 1950- (3)
  • Queen Bey (3)
  • Roberts, Ron (3)
  • Searcy, Roy (3)
  • Stringer, Dean (3)
  • Strozier, Mark (3)
  • Wesley, Lucky (3)
  • Woodard, Rickey (3)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (2)
  • De Marchi, Ray (2)
  • Eldar, 1987- (2)
  • Hill, Rich (Musician) (2)
  • Hudson, Kenny (2)
  • Jones, Willie, 1929-1991 (2)
  • Kavanaugh, Keith (2)
  • Kessler, Stan (2)
  • Machtel, Jos, 1962- (2)
  • McConnell, Jimmy (2)
  • Meynier, Billy (2)
  • Price, Elmer, 1917-2004 (2)
  • Robinson, Earl (Musician) (2)
  • Robinson, R. C. (Jazz musician) (2)
  • Rowles, Stacy, 1955-2009 (2)
  • Sivils, Gary (2)
  • Walder, Herman (2)
  • Warren, Michael (Drummer) (2)
  • Whitmer, Tim (2)
  • Wijnands, Bram, 1965- (2)
  • Williams, Ernie (2)
  • Williamson, Sonny Boy, -1965 (2)
  • Zanders, Al (2)
  • Amaro, Big John (1)
  • Anderson, Frog (1)
  • Bailey, Donivan (1)
  • Baker, Eddie (1)
  • Beckett, Fred (1)
  • Bellson, Louis (1)
  • Brown, Everett (Musician) (1)
  • Brown, Wendell (1)
  • Campbell, Bob (Musician) (1)
  • Clayton, John, 1952- (1)
  • Cohick, Mark (1)
  • Coleman, Rutherford (1)
  • Davis, Eddie, 1922-1986 (1)
  • Dreher, Ted (1)
  • Embrey, Danny (1)
  • Felder, Wilton (1)
  • Ferguson, Harry (1)
  • Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993 (1)
  • Goodwin, Charles (Vocalist) (1)
  • Gordon, Dexter, 1923-1990 (1)
  • Gray, Paul, 1947- (1)
  • Grey, Al (1)
  • Gunther, Paul (1)
  • Helms, Gary (1)
  • Henderson, Wayne, 1939-2014 (1)
  • Hibbler, Robert (1)
  • Jeffly, James (1)
  • Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000 (1)
  • Johnson, Murl (1)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (1)
  • Jones, Raymond Cowboy (1)
  • Jones, Thad (1)
  • Keyes, Lawrence (1)
  • Kindred, Bob, 1940- (1)
  • Lee, Julia, 1902-1958 (1)
  • Leonhart, Jay (1)
  • Lucas, Dennis (Musician) (1)
  • Mitchell, Art (Musician) (1)
  • Moore, Bobby, 1930-2006 (1)
  • Morris, Milton (Musician) (1)
  • Perkins, Al (Musician) (1)
  • Pharr, Andrea (1)
  • Phillips, Larry (1)
  • Price, Jesse, 1909-1974 (1)
  • Quinichette, Paul (1)
  • Scott, Gerald (Musician) (1)
  • Smith, William (Musician) (1)
  • Spring, Barry (1)
  • Stafford, Bobby (1)
  • Strayer, Kerry, 1957-2013 (1)
  • Talley, Doug (1)
  • Tate, Buddy (1)
  • Thomas, Joe, 1909-1986 (1)
  • Turner, Joe, 1907-1990 (1)
  • Turney, Norris, 1921-2001 (1)
  • Van Sant, Richard (1)
  • Washington, Booker T., 1909-1992 (1)
  • Watson, Robert, 1953- (1)
  • Welge, Jürgen, 1955- (1)
  • Wellman, Angie (1)
  • White, Mike (Musician) (1)
  • Williams, Blanche Fouse (1)
  • Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981 (1)
  • Williams, Robert (Musician) (1)
  • Witherspoon, Jimmy (1)

Events

  • Spirit Festival (Kansas City, Mo.) (31)
  • Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival (Kansas City, Mo.) (25)
  • Kansas City International Jazz Festival (Kansas City, Mo.) (9)
  • "Blues For R.C. And Josephine, Too" (1995 : Kansas City, Mo.) (5)
  • Topeka Jazz Festival (Topeka, Kan.) (5)
  • 21-Sax Salute (1995 : Kansas City, Mo.) (3)

Date Published

  • 1991 (545)
  • 2000 (67)
  • 1996 (1)
  • (-) 1995 (644)

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