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Ahmad Alaadeen greeting his friend

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Standing outside a building among parked cars, possibly Sonny Kenner, from his right side, motions toward Ahmad Alaadeen. Ahmad is laughing and...

Date Published
1996
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen performs with a jazz combo outdoors on the Country Club Plaza

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Sonny Kenner (guitar), Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), wearing a fedora, an unidentified drummer, and Tyrone Clark (bass) performing at an outdoor...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, Luqman Hamza, and Sonny Kenner receive the Kansas City Jazz Heritage Award

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Luqman Hamza, Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner holding their Kansas City Jazz Heritage award plaques from the Mayor Emanuel Cleaver II at the Jazz...

Date Published
August-23-1991
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing perform indoors

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Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), and the Deans of Swing, likely Everette Freeman (piano), Tyrone Clark (bass), Sonny Kenner (guitar), and likely Don...

Date Published
1991
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

All of the Kansas City Jazz Heritage Award recipients seated at Saks Fifth Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri

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(Front row) Arch Martin, Luqman Hamza, an unidentified woman, and Frank Smith, (back row) Dick Wright, Ahmad Alaadeen, Sonny Kenner, Eddie Saunders...

Date Published
August-23-1991
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Closeup of Tyrone Clark and Sonny Kenner performing

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A closeup photograph of Tyrone Clark (bass) and Sonny Kenner (guitar), wearing a pith helmet, during a performance at an unidentified concert.

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Harold Rice playing guitar

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Harold Rice playing guitar.

Date Published
1971
1976
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Harold Rice playing guitar

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Harold Rice playing guitar.

Date Published
1971
1976
Member of
Allan Bell Collection

Jay McShann, Gerald Spaits, Will Matthews, and Ahmad Alaadeen perform at the Spirit Fest

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Jay McShann (piano), Gerald Spaits (bass), Will Matthews (guitar), and Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a white fedora, performing during the...

Date Published
July-05-2003
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Luqman Hamza, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Sonny Kenner receive the Jazz Heritage Award

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Luqman Hamza, Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner holding their Kansas City Jazz Heritage award plaques from the Mayor Emanuel Cleaver II at the Jazz...

Date Published
August-23-1991
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Luqman Hamza, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Sonny Kenner receive the Jazz Heritage Award

Image

Luqman Hamza, Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner holding their Kansas City Jazz Heritage award plaques from the Mayor Emanuel Cleaver II at the Jazz...

Date Published
August-23-1991
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Sonny Kenner performs on the Country Club Plaza

Image

Sonny Kenner (guitar), wearing a pith helmet, closes his eyes as he plays with an unidentified drummer during a performance at an outdoor concert on...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Sonny Kenner sings into a microphone as he performs with a jazz combo on the Country Club Plaza

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Sonny Kenner (guitar, vocals), wearing a pith helmet and bending his knees as he sings into a microphone, performs with an unidentified drummer, Ahmad...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Sonny Kenner sings into a microphone as he performs with a jazz combo on the Country Club Plaza

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Sonny Kenner (guitar, vocals), wearing a pith helmet, bending his knees, and raising his right arm as he sings into a microphone, performs with an...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Sonny Kenner sings into a microphone as he performs with a jazz combo on the Country Club Plaza

Image

Sonny Kenner (guitar, vocals), wearing a pith helmet and bending his knees as he sings into a microphone, performs with an unidentified drummer...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Sonny Kenner, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Luqman Hamza during the Kansas City Jazz Heritage Award reception

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Sonny Kenner, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Luqman Hamza stand together and smile for the photographer during the Jazz Heritage Awards reception at Saks Fifth...

Date Published
August-23-1991
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Tyrone Clark and Sonny Kenner perform

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Tyrone Clark (bass) and Sonny Kenner (guitar), wearing a pith helmet, during a performance at an unidentified concert.

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection
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  • African American guitarists

Member of

  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (15)
  • Allan Bell Collection (2)

Types

  • photographs (17)

Genres

  • Gelatin silver prints (17)
  • Group portraits (12)
  • Portrait photographs (2)
  • Snapshots (2)
  • (-) Black & white photographs (17)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (14)
  • 1971-1980 (2)
  • 2001-2010 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (15)
  • Guitarists (15)
  • Jazz musicians (15)
  • Saxophonists (12)
  • Pianists (7)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (6)
  • Awards (4)
  • Bass guitarists (4)
  • Double bassists (3)
  • Keyboard players (1)
  • Motion picture locations (1)
  • Music festivals (1)
  • Radio broadcasters (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • (-) African American guitarists (17)

Subjects, Geographic

  • 18th and Vine District (1)

Subjects, People

  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (14)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (12)
  • Clark, Tyrone (Bassist) (6)
  • Hamza, Luqman (5)
  • Rice, Harold (Guitarist) (2)
  • Bruce, Franz, 1916-1997 (1)
  • Freeman, Everett, Jr. (1)
  • Martin, Arch, 1931-2009 (1)
  • Matthews, William (Guitarist) (1)
  • McShann, Jay (1)
  • Mumford, Don (1)
  • Saunders, Eddie (1)
  • Smith, Frank, 1932-1999 (1)
  • Spaits, Gerald (1)
  • Wright, Dick, 1931-1999 (1)

Events

  • Kansas City Jazz Heritage Awards (1991 : Kansas City, Mo.) (5)
  • Spirit Festival (2003 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1991 (8)
  • 2000 (7)
  • 1991-08-23 (5)
  • 1971 (2)
  • 1976 (2)
  • 1996 (1)
  • 2003-07-05 (1)

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