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Adam Page and Duck Warner at the Gem Theater

Image

Duck Warner, wearing a long-tailed tuxedo, closes his eyes as he prepares to blow into a trumpet pointed at a microphone during the Living Blues Party...

Date Published
January-22-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Adam Page at the Gem Theater

Image

Adam Page, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, looks down at the neck of a guitar during the Living Blues Party at the Gem Theater.

Date Published
January-22-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen accepting the 2000 Governor's Humanities Award

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen smiles as he holds a microphone and award certificate in hands, standing in front of a table of panelists. This was a combined event...

Date Published
November-07-2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen accepting the 2000 Governor's Humanities Award

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Ahmad Alaadeen receiving a framed proclamation award from an unidentified white woman. This was a combined event for the Tradin' 4s (Series Four)...

Date Published
November-07-2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen at 18th and Vine

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Ahmad Alaadeen playing saxophone on the streets of the 18th and Vine District, possibly during an event in conjunction with Robert Altman's film...

Date Published
1996
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen at the Gem Theater

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a Kufi cap, speaks into a microphone attached to a podium during the Living Blues Party at the Gem Theater.

Date Published
January-22-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen at the Gem Theater

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, speaking from a podium during the Living Blues Party at the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
January-22-2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

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 performing at Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Ahmad Alaadeen, from his left side, performing at Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. He stands in front of a wall of 8 x 10 black...

Date Published
June-09-2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen showing off the 2000 Governor's Humanities Award

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen smiles while holding a framed proclamation award. This was a combined event for the Tradin' 4s (Series Four): Celebration of Alaadeen's...

Date Published
November-07-2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen takes a break by getting some appetizers

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An unidentified white woman and Ahmad Alaadeen getting hors d'oeuvres. This was a combined event for the Tradin' 4s (Series Four): Celebration of...

Date Published
November-07-2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Al Pearson at the Gem Theater

Image

Al Pearson, wearing a dark suit, closes his eyes and blows into a trumpet during the Living Blues Party at the Gem Theater. Curtains are visible in...

Date Published
January-22-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bill Carter at the Club Mardi Gras

Image

Bill Carter, wearing a straw hat, looks out as he plays a guitar at the Club Mardi Gras, 19th & Vine, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
September-09-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bill Carter at the Gem Theater

Image

Bill Carter, wearing a fedora and a light-colored tux with dark lapels and sides stripes, faces forward with his eyes shifted to the right, as he...

Date Published
January-22-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Blind Boys of Alabama at Rhythm & Ribs

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Blind Boys of Alabama, which includes Clarence Fountain and Jimmy Lee Carter, wearing sunglasses and matching suits, walk across stage with a hand on...

Date Published
June-18-2005
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bob Bowman at the Gem Theater

Image

Bob Bowman, wearing a suit and tie, studies the fingers of his left hand as they suppress the strings of a bass he is playing during the Living Blues...

Date Published
January-22-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Carl Fusaro at Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Carl Fusaro plays an upright bass with a serious look on his face during the Living Blues weekend at the Mutual Musicians Foundation. He wears a music...

Date Published
January-20-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Chris Murrell at Rhythm & Ribs

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Chris Murrell, from the right, sings into a microphone during the Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival at 18th & Vine.

Date Published
June-18-2005
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

City Light Jazz Ensemble in front of the Gem Theater

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City Light Jazz Ensemble sits in and stands by a 1946 De Soto convertible in front of the Gem Theater with Ida McBeth leaning on the right front hood...

Date Published
1988
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams at the Gem Theater

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands, smiles, and pulls the bow across the strings of his fiddle during the Living Blues Party at the Gem Theater.

Date Published
January-22-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams plays a fiddle

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks down at the strings as he pulls a bow across an amplified fiddle at the Mutual Musicians Foundation. He is wearing a...

Date Published
October-25-2003
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Little Hatch, Millage Gilbert, and Debbie Dennis at the Gem Theater

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles while looking down as he stands to the right of a seated Little Hatch wearing a printed tuxedo, bowtie, and a fedora...

Date Published
January-22-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Cotton Candy Washington during the Living Blues weekend

Image

Cotton Candy Washington slants her eyes to the right with a smile on her face as she hold an unlit cigarette with long, long finger nails, long long...

Date Published
September-18-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

David "Honeyboy" Edwards at the Blue Room

Image

David "Honeyboy" Edwards, one of the national acts to perform at the Blue Room, 18th & Vine, sits and sings into a microphone as he holds a guitar...

Date Published
January-24-2002
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

David Basse at Rhythm & Ribs

Image

David Basse, wearing a fedora and sunglasses, sits at a drum set as he plays during the Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival at 18th & Vine.

Date Published
June-17-2005
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

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  • 18th and Vine District

Member of

  • Evie Quarles Collection (63)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (13)
  • Brian Thurn Collection (8)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (85)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (85)
  • Portrait photographs (63)
  • Group portraits (27)
  • Snapshots (9)
  • Cityscape photographs (2)
  • Architectural photographs (1)
  • Promotional materials (1)
  • Publicity photographs (1)
  • (-) Gelatin silver prints (85)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (60)
  • 2001-2010 (15)
  • 1941-1950 (8)
  • 1981-1990 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (58)
  • Jazz musicians (55)
  • African American men (48)
  • Blues musicians (23)
  • Saxophonists (21)
  • Guitarists (19)
  • Jazz singers (18)
  • African American women (15)
  • Pianists (12)
  • Men, White (11)
  • Blues festivals (8)
  • Jazz festivals (8)
  • Music festivals (8)
  • Double bassists (7)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (7)
  • Humanities--Awards (6)
  • Jazz musicians, White (6)
  • Singers (6)
  • Trumpet players (6)
  • Women, White (4)
  • Fiddlers (3)
  • Photographers (3)
  • Trombonists (3)
  • Violinists (3)
  • Bass guitarists (2)
  • Blues (Music) (2)
  • Buildings (2)
  • Harmonica players (2)
  • Motion picture locations (2)
  • Music fans (2)
  • Music journalists (2)
  • Planners (2)
  • Special events--Management (2)
  • African American guitarists (1)
  • African American women jazz singers (1)
  • Authors, American (1)
  • Automobiles (1)
  • Bottleneck (Guitar playing) (1)
  • Harmonica music (Blues) (1)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (1)
  • Pedestrians (1)
  • Storefronts (1)
  • Streets (1)
  • Women jazz singers (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (77)
  • (-) 18th and Vine District (85)

Subjects, People

  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (14)
  • Searcy, Roy (5)
  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (4)
  • Fraher, James (3)
  • Gilley, Dawayne (3)
  • Hamza, Luqman (3)
  • Hoard, J. Henry (John Henry), 1918-2010 (3)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (3)
  • Lovett, Baby (3)
  • McBeth, Ida (3)
  • Taylor, Myra (3)
  • Todd, Oliver, 1916-2001 (3)
  • Vale, Teddy (3)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (3)
  • Alexios, Tom (2)
  • Allyson, Karrin (2)
  • Carter, Bill (Guitarist) (2)
  • Dairs, Lotty (2)
  • DeVan, Everette, 1950- (2)
  • Doakes, Ramonda (2)
  • Fusaro, Carlo (2)
  • Gilbert, Millage (2)
  • Glover, Kenny (2)
  • King Alex, 1934-2008 (2)
  • Lee, Marcellus (2)
  • Little Hatch, 1921-2003 (2)
  • Moore, Mary (2)
  • Page, Adam (Guitarist) (2)
  • Price, Elmer, 1917-2004 (2)
  • Price, Geneva (2)
  • Shell, Linda (Singer) (2)
  • Townsend, Richard (Singer) (2)
  • Warner, Duck (2)
  • Wright, Lawrence (Blues singer) (2)
  • Basse, David (1)
  • Bowman, Bob (Bassist) (1)
  • Brisbin, John Anthony (1)
  • Bruce, Franz, 1916-1997 (1)
  • Carter, Jimmy Lee (1)
  • Clark, Tyrone (Bassist) (1)
  • Clarke, Chris (Pianist) (1)
  • Cox, Tyrone (1)
  • Dennis, Debbie (1)
  • Dunn, Gerald (1)
  • Edwards, Honeyboy (1)
  • Edwards, Millie (1)
  • Fountain, Clarence (1)
  • Frazer, Elija (1)
  • Gilbert, James (Bassist) (1)
  • Hemphill, Doug (1)
  • Henry, Lisa (Vocalist) (1)
  • Hill, KC Kelsey (1)
  • Hypolite, Harry (1)
  • Keb' Mo' (Musician) (1)
  • Knowles, Wes (1)
  • KoolAide (1)
  • Murrell, Chris (1)
  • Nash, Monny (1)
  • O'Neal, Jim, 1948- (1)
  • Pearson, Al (1)
  • Perryman, Tim (1)
  • Powell, Godfrey (1)
  • Ruskin, Tommy (1)
  • Saunders, Eddie (1)
  • Smiley, Eugene (1)
  • Taylor, Koko (1)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (1)
  • Warren, Michael (Drummer) (1)
  • Washington, Cotton Candy, 1931-2007 (1)
  • Whitney, Marva (1)

Events

  • Living Blues Party (2000) (31)
  • Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival (2005 : Kansas City, Mo.) (10)
  • Tradin' 4s Series: Celebration of Alaadeen's 2000 Governor's Humanities Award (2000 : Kansas City, Mo.) (6)
  • Jazz Lovers' Fall Crawl (1988 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)

Date Published

  • 2000-01-22 (32)
  • 1941 (9)
  • 1950 (9)
  • 2000-11-07 (6)
  • 1999-09-18 (5)
  • 2000-01-20 (5)
  • 2005-06-18 (5)
  • 2005-06-17 (4)
  • 1996 (2)
  • 1999-09-19 (2)
  • 2000-06-09 (2)
  • 1988 (1)
  • 1999-01-01 (1)
  • 1999-09-16 (1)
  • 1999-09-17 (1)
  • 1999-10-24 (1)
  • 2000-01-01 (1)
  • 2000-09-09 (1)
  • 2000-09-16 (1)
  • 2002 (1)
  • 2002-01-24 (1)
  • 2002-02-28 (1)
  • 2003-10-25 (1)
  • 2005-06-19 (1)

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