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Ahmad Alaadeen participates in mixing genres of music

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Chris Clarke (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), an unidentified harmonica player, Tyrone Clark (bass, mostly obscured), an unidentified fiddler, and...

Date Published
August-11-2001
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen participates in mixing genres of music

Image

An unidentified guitarist, Chris Clarke (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), an unidentified harmonica player, Tyrone Clark (bass, mostly obscured)...

Date Published
August-11-2001
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, Fiddler Williams, and George Benson visiting Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, George Benson stand in front of a wall of photographs of members and performers at...

Date Published
September-11-1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Barney Kessel having a conversation with Joe Venuti

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Barney Kessel facing Joe Venuti, wearing a fedora with a feather hatband, having a conversation outdoors during Dick Gibson's Jazz Party in Vail...

Date Published
September-1968
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Benno Rabinof and Paul Creston looking over a score

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Autographed photo of Benno Rabinof and Paul Creston looking over a score.

Date Published
1955
1960
Member of
Paul Creston Collection

Bobby Watson and Claude "Fiddler Williams at Claude "Fiddler" Williams' 93rd birthday

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Bobby Watson, with pony tail and holding an alto saxophone, smiles to his left at Claude" Fiddler" Williams who is playing the fiddle with his eyes...

Date Published
February-19-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bobby Watson helps Claude "Fiddler" Williams celebrate his 93rd birthday

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Bobby Watson holds an alto saxophone and smiles to his left at Claude "Fiddler" Williams closing his eyes and playing the fiddle at the Blue Room...

Date Published
February-19-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Buck Clayton with Big Joe Turner and others

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Joe Turner singing on stage with Buck Clayton, Stuff Smith on violin and Jimmy Woode on bass in Paris, France.

Date Published
1965
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Carl Bergner, Paul Creston, and Martin Katahn

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Carl Bergner, Paul Creston, and Martin Katahn talking and looking at music on a stand at the Hartt School, Hartford, Connecticut.

Date Published
1955
1960
Member of
Paul Creston Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Blanche Williams and Mike Fitzgerald at the Kansas City Blues & Jazz Festival

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Claude "Fiddler" Williams, wearing a fedora and holding a violin and bow in his left hand, waves as Mike Fitzgerald hands him the Jazz Ambassador...

Date Published
July-21-2000
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

Echoes of Erin with Ahmad Alaadeen at Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a kufi cap, jamming with Echoes of Erin, a group of musicians from Ireland, at Mutual Musicians Foundation in...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Entertaining the crowd at Phoenix Books

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Two unidentified white women providing entertainment at Phoenix Books' grand opening; one woman is playing a guitar and the other a violin.

Date Published
March-07-1992
Member of
GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection

Fiddler takes the solo as Ahmad Alaadeen participates in mixing genres of music

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Chris Clarke (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), an unidentified harmonica player, and Tyrone Clark (bass) listen to the fiddler take the solo during...

Date Published
August-11-2001
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Guy Lombardo and his wife Lilliebell

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Publicity photo of Guy Lombardo and his wife Lilliebell pouring fat from a pan into a "Fats for V" can as part of WWII "Save Fats for Victory"...

Date Published
1945
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

Harmonica player takes the solo as Ahmad Alaadeen participates in mixing genres of music

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An unidentified guitarist, mostly out of frame, Chris Clarke (piano, mostly obscured), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), Tyrone Clark (bass, mostly obscured...

Date Published
August-11-2001
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Henry Butler, Jay McShann, Bobby Watson, Roger Naber, Claude Fiddler Williams, and Marianne at the 2000 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

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Henry Butler, Jay McShann, Bobby Watson, Roger Naber, Claude Fiddler Williams, and Marianne sit and talk during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz...

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

Jay McShann and others on stage during a IAJRC concert

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Jay McShann playing piano on stage during an IAJRC conference concert in Kansas City; (Jay McShann, piano; Claude Williams, violin; Ben Kynard...

Date Published
August-16-1985
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann performing on stage with Claude Williams and Eddie Davis

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Jay McShann (piano), Claude Williams (violin), and Eddie Davis (saxophone) performing together on stage at an unidentified outdoor event; large trees...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann, Gerald Spaits, and others performing on an outdoor stage

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Jay McShann performing on stage with Gerald Spait, bass, and other musicians at an unidentified outdoor concert; banners for Miller Genuine Draft are...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jeannie Cheatham with Eddie Vinson and Papa John Creach

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Jeannie Cheatham standing with Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and Papa John Creach outside an unidentified building; both men are wearing sunglasses and...

Date Published
1987
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Joe Venuti sits at a table with a friend

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Joe Venuti, left, sitting at a table with an unidentified white male friend.

Date Published
September-1975
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Lawrence McLean with the Police of Independence Band

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Lawrence McLean posing for a photo with three other members of the Police of Independence Band. They are playing violin, saxophones, and drums. They...

Date Published
1923
Member of
Mclean Family Collection

Lawrence McLean with the Police of Independence Band

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Lawrence McLean playing on the street with three other members of the Police of Independence Band. They are playing saxophone, violin, and drums. Two...

Date Published
1923
Member of
Mclean Family Collection

Lawrence McLean with the Police of Independence Band

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Lawrence McLean playing on the street with three other members of the Police of Independence Band. They are playing saxophone, violin, and drums. Two...

Date Published
1923
Member of
Mclean Family Collection

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Member of

  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (11)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (7)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (7)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (6)
  • Mclean Family Collection (4)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (4)
  • Jay McShann Collection (3)
  • Paul Creston Collection (3)
  • Betty Crow Collection (2)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (2)
  • Leon M. Jordan Collection (2)
  • GLAMA: Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Kansas City (LGCCKC) Collection (1)
  • Postcard - Ben-Ton Orchestra (1)

Types

  • photographs (48)

Genres

  • Snapshots (28)
  • Black & white photographs (27)
  • Color photographs (26)
  • Gelatin silver prints (24)
  • Portrait photographs (15)
  • Publicity photographs (4)
  • Silver printing-out paper prints (3)
  • Postcards (2)
  • (-) Group portraits (53)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (19)
  • 2001-2010 (7)
  • 1941-1950 (6)
  • 1921-1930 (5)
  • 1951-1960 (5)
  • 1981-1990 (4)
  • 1971-1980 (2)
  • 1961-1970 (1)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (28)
  • African American jazz musicians (24)
  • Saxophonists (24)
  • Fiddlers (17)
  • Musicians (12)
  • Guitarists (11)
  • African American men (10)
  • Double bassists (8)
  • Pianists (8)
  • Violin (8)
  • Women, White (8)
  • Harmonica players (7)
  • Men, White (7)
  • Musical instruments (7)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (6)
  • Keyboard players (5)
  • Piano (4)
  • String ensembles (4)
  • Trumpet players (4)
  • African American guitarists (3)
  • Banjoists (3)
  • Composers (3)
  • Jazz singers (3)
  • Saxophone (3)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (3)
  • African American women (2)
  • Audiences (2)
  • Blues festivals (2)
  • Blues musicians (2)
  • Cellists (2)
  • Cruise ships (2)
  • Double bass (2)
  • Flute players (2)
  • Jazz festivals (2)
  • Jazz musicians, White (2)
  • Music festivals (2)
  • Radio talk show hosts (2)
  • Restaurants (2)
  • Accordionists (1)
  • Advertising (1)
  • African American Muslims (1)
  • Bass guitarists (1)
  • Black Muslims (1)
  • Cello (1)
  • Children (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Children--Hospital care (1)
  • Conductors (Music) (1)
  • Costume (1)
  • Country musicians (1)
  • Drum set (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Guitar (1)
  • Guitar players (1)
  • Hospital patients (1)
  • Independent bookstores (1)
  • Lesbians (1)
  • Mandolinists (1)
  • Microphone (1)
  • Music--Awards (1)
  • Musicians' spouses (1)
  • Name tags (1)
  • Native American women (1)
  • Older women (1)
  • Percussionists (1)
  • Plaques, plaquettes (1)
  • Promoters (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Trees (1)
  • Violists (1)
  • Wheelchairs (1)
  • Women jazz musicians (1)
  • Women jazz singers (1)
  • Women musicians (1)
  • (-) Violinists (53)

Subjects, Community

  • Gay liberation (1)
  • LGBTQ+ activism (1)
  • LGBTQ+ activists (1)
  • LGBTQ+ events (1)
  • LGBTQ+ musicians (1)
  • LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • Women's bookshops (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (8)
  • 18th and Vine District (3)
  • Independence (Mo.) (3)
  • Los Angeles (Calif.) (3)
  • Italy (2)
  • Coeur D'Alene Tribe of the Coeur D'Alene Reservation, Idaho (1)
  • Hartford (Conn.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (12)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (10)
  • Clark, Tyrone (Bassist) (5)
  • McLean, Percy Lawrence, 1901-1958 (5)
  • Clarke, Chris (Pianist) (4)
  • Gregg, Joseph Boon, 1913-1995 (4)
  • McShann, Jay (4)
  • Venuti, Joe (4)
  • Creston, Paul, 1906-1985 (3)
  • Cugat, Xavier, 1900-1990 (3)
  • Dexter, Dave (3)
  • Baker, Eddie, 1927- (2)
  • Creach, Papa John (2)
  • Davis, Eddie, 1922-1986 (2)
  • Jarvis, Al, 1910-1970 (2)
  • Jordan, Leon M. (Leon Mercer), 1905-1970 (2)
  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (2)
  • Vinson, Eddie (2)
  • Watson, Bobby, 1953- (2)
  • Bailey, Mildred (1)
  • Benson, George, 1943- (1)
  • Bergner, Carl, 1930-2000 (1)
  • Butler, Henry (Pianist) (1)
  • Carter, Benny (1)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (1)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (1)
  • Dennis, Debbie (1)
  • Ellis, Betse (1)
  • Falah, Tayammum (1)
  • Fitzgerald, Michael D. (1)
  • Gawron, Nate (1)
  • Gilbert, Millage (1)
  • Glenn, Lilliebelle (1)
  • Hoard, J. Henry (John Henry), 1918-2010 (1)
  • Kessel, Barney (1)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (1)
  • Leary, Washboard Chaz (1)
  • Lee, Peggy, 1920-2002 (1)
  • Lert, Richard, 1885-1980 (1)
  • Little Hatch, 1921-2003 (1)
  • Lombardo, Guy, 1902-1977 (1)
  • McPherson, Charles (1)
  • McShann, Marianne (1)
  • Naber, Roger (1)
  • Oskar, Lee (1)
  • Rabinof, Benno (1)
  • Shelton, Ike (1)
  • Smith, Stuff (1)
  • Spaits, Gerald (1)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (1)
  • Turner, Joe, 1911-1985 (1)
  • Wade, Phil (1)
  • Watson, Robert, 1953- (1)
  • Wesley, Lucky (1)
  • Williams, Blanche Fouse (1)
  • Woode, Jimmy (1)
  • Young, Lionel (1)

Events

  • "Cultural Exchanges: Jazz and Missouri Fiddling" (2001) (5)
  • 21-Sax Salute (Kansas City, Mo.) (3)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (2000) (2)
  • 18th & Vine Gala “Ellington at 99: Livin’ on the Vine” (1998 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Central Avenue Jazz Festival (1)
  • IAJRC Convention (1985 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • K.C. Blues & Jazz After Fest Jam (1999) (1)
  • Living Blues Party (2000) (1)

Date Published

  • 1991 (7)
  • 1945 (6)
  • 1941 (5)
  • 2001-08-11 (5)
  • 2000 (4)
  • 1923 (3)
  • 1999 (3)
  • 1921 (2)
  • 1930 (2)
  • 1952 (2)
  • 1955 (2)
  • 1960 (2)
  • 1965 (2)
  • 1971 (2)
  • 1981 (2)
  • 1990 (2)
  • 1992-10 (2)
  • 1997-05-11 (2)
  • 2001-02-19 (2)
  • 1959-09 (1)
  • 1967-10-31 (1)
  • 1968-09 (1)
  • 1975 (1)
  • 1975-09 (1)
  • 1980 (1)
  • 1985-08-16 (1)
  • 1987 (1)
  • 1992-03-07 (1)
  • 1998 (1)
  • 1998-09-11 (1)
  • 1999-07-18 (1)
  • 1999-11-29 (1)
  • 2000-01-22 (1)
  • 2000-07-20 (1)
  • 2000-07-21 (1)

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