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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

Adolph Roulette and Ahmad Alaadeen

Image

Adolph Roulette, wearing a fedora, and Ahmad Alaadeen stand outside Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
2003
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen accepting the 2000 Governor's Humanities Award

Image

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 and Ben Kynard at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen and Ben Kynard at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Alaadeen is wearing a dark jacket and is smiling. Kynard is...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen and Bobby Watson take a minute to eat during the Mid-America Jazz Conference

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen and Bobby Watson eating lunch during the Mid-America Jazz Conference at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
March-13-1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen and Eddie Saunders during the Charlie Parker Symposium

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a fedora, stands next to Eddie Saunders, who is wearing a kufi cap and playing an alto saxophone, on the street during a...

Date Published
March-27-1999
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen and Gerald Dunn at The Blue Room

Image

Gerald Dunn points at Ahmad Alaadeen and puts his right arm around Ahmad's shoulder while standing and smiling for the photographer at The Blue Room...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen and Jay McShann confer with younger gentlemen

Image

Jay McShann is seated at the piano but turned to his left and smiling as he confers with a young man who is facing away from the photographer. Ahmad...

Date Published
August-21-1996
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner enjoying the panel discussion

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner sit at a table and smile during a panel discussion during the Tradin' 4s Series: On the Cusp at Mutual Musicians...

Date Published
May-12-1999
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen and the student jazz band perform at the Gem Theater

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen plays a tenor saxophone while the students in the jazz band play behind him during a concert featuring Olathe North High, Oregon Trail...

Date Published
February-16-2002
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen and Tony Brown

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen and Tony Brown (host of "Tony Brown's Journal" on PBS) stand together among the crowd during a reception at the American Jazz Museum...

Date Published
July-24-2003
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen at the dedication of the Charlie Parker Memorial ("Bird Lives")

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a fedora, playing a soprano saxophone at the Charlie Parker Memorial dedication ("Bird Lives"), 17th Terrace and The Paseo...

Date Published
March-27-1999
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen being interviewed in front of a television camera

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen's face can be seen between a news reporter he is talking with and her cameraman whose backs are to the photographer at the Mutual...

Date Published
May-05-1999
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen greeting his friend

Image

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 in a montage of photographs

Image

Contact sheet of 15 images: Community celebration honoring Ahmad Alaadeen's Lifetime Achievement Award granted by the American Jazz Museum earlier...

Date Published
May-02-2010
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen making remarks at the Coda Jazz Fund Lifetime Achievements Awards event

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen making remarks after receiving his award. Kansas City Star columnist, Steve Penn, is in the background during the Coda Jazz Fund...

Date Published
May-20-2006
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen on the street

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen and Carmell Jones, wearing a ball cap, with bags hanging from their right shoulders, walk on the street in the 18th and Vine District...

Date Published
1996
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen performs with a student jazz band at the Gem Theater

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a tam-style hat, stands at the front of the stage and plays a tenor saxophone with a school jazz band during a jazz concert...

Date Published
February-16-2002
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen performs with a student jazz band at the Gem Theater

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a tam-style hat, stands at the microphone while performing with a school jazz band with director, Ed Colson's back to the...

Date Published
February-16-2002
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen performs with a student jazz band at the Gem Theater

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen closes his eyes as he plays a tenor saxophone with students behind him during a jazz concert featuring Olathe North High, Oregon Trail...

Date Published
February-16-2002
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen poses with his award with Rep. Emanuel Cleaver

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen shows his award to U.S. Representative to Missouri Emanuel Cleaver during Coda Jazz Fund Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Gem Theater...

Date Published
May-20-2006
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen posing with his award and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen shows his award to U.S. Representative to Missouri Emanuel Cleaver during Coda Jazz Fund Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Gem Theater...

Date Published
May-20-2006
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen pushes CD sales while his band looks on

Image

Matt Kane (drums), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a white kufi hat, pointing to where the audience can buy the CD in his hand, an unidentified...

Date Published
1997
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen solos as the jazz band listens at the Gem Theater

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a tam-style hat, solos while the jazz band listens in the background of the photograph during a jazz concert featuring Olathe...

Date Published
February-16-2002
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen takes a break by getting some appetizers

Image

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

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Member of

  • Betty Crow Collection (198)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (134)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (11)
  • Brian Thurn Collection (8)
  • Jay McShann Collection (2)

Types

  • photographs (353)

Genres

  • Color photographs (326)
  • Snapshots (219)
  • Portrait photographs (206)
  • Black & white photographs (27)
  • Gelatin silver prints (27)
  • Contact sheets (1)
  • Montages (1)
  • Promotional materials (1)
  • Publicity photographs (1)
  • (-) Group portraits (353)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (301)
  • 2001-2010 (40)
  • 1941-1950 (8)
  • 1981-1990 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (305)
  • Jazz musicians (281)
  • Saxophonists (200)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (184)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (83)
  • Double bassists (66)
  • Trumpet players (62)
  • Pianists (47)
  • Trombonists (47)
  • Keyboard players (43)
  • African American men (34)
  • Guitarists (33)
  • Music museums (20)
  • Jazz singers (19)
  • African American guitarists (18)
  • Jazz festivals (14)
  • Fiddlers (13)
  • Guitar players (12)
  • Bass guitarists (9)
  • Women, White (9)
  • African American women (8)
  • Men, White (8)
  • Musicians' spouses (8)
  • Music students (8)
  • Statues (7)
  • Women jazz singers (6)
  • Busts (5)
  • Motion picture locations (5)
  • Music journalists (5)
  • African American women jazz singers (4)
  • Blues musicians (4)
  • Humanities--Awards (4)
  • Jazz musicians, White (4)
  • Musical instruments--Maintenance and repair (4)
  • Music fans (4)
  • Politicians (4)
  • Representative government and representation--U.S. states (4)
  • African American radio broadcasters (3)
  • Vibraphonists (3)
  • Violinists (3)
  • African American male singers (2)
  • African American politicians (2)
  • Awards (2)
  • Buildings (2)
  • Clarinetists (2)
  • Harmonica players (2)
  • Journalists (2)
  • Museums (2)
  • Organists (2)
  • Performing arts--Awards (2)
  • Photographers (2)
  • Accordionists (1)
  • African American baseball players (1)
  • Authors, American (1)
  • Baseball players (1)
  • Blues festivals (1)
  • Camera operators (1)
  • Chinese American musicians (1)
  • College administrators (1)
  • Flute players (1)
  • Music festivals (1)
  • Music teachers (1)
  • Planners (1)
  • Singers (1)
  • Special events--Management (1)
  • Television journalists (1)
  • Women singers (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (237)
  • (-) 18th and Vine District (353)

Subjects, People

  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (130)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (29)
  • McShann, Jay (29)
  • Hoard, J. Henry (John Henry), 1918-2010 (28)
  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (20)
  • Hamza, Luqman (16)
  • Watson, Robert, 1953- (16)
  • Bartee, Al (14)
  • Lee, Marcellus (13)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (13)
  • Pearson, Al (12)
  • Perryman, Tim (10)
  • Todd, Oliver, 1916-2001 (10)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (10)
  • Duke, George (9)
  • Saunders, Eddie (9)
  • Benson, George, 1943- (8)
  • Brown, Leonard L. (Leonard Lewis), 1946- (8)
  • Samuels, Nobel (8)
  • Williams, David, 1946- (7)
  • Witherspoon, Jimmy (7)
  • Grey, Al (6)
  • Hart, Elsa (6)
  • Jones, Raymond Cowboy (6)
  • Reed, Ray (6)
  • Warren, Michael (Drummer) (6)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (5)
  • Belafonte, Harry, 1927- (5)
  • Clarke, Chris (Pianist) (5)
  • DeVan, Everette, 1950- (5)
  • Harmon, Brian (Musician) (5)
  • Samuels, Duke (5)
  • Taylor, Myra (5)
  • Washington, Horace, 1952-2014 (5)
  • Wilkinson, Todd R. (5)
  • Cleaver, Emanuel, II, 1944- (4)
  • Cox, Bill (4)
  • Dunfee, Victoria (Fanny) (4)
  • Dunn, Gerald (4)
  • King, Peter (Saxophonist) (4)
  • McCarthy, Karen, 1947-2010 (4)
  • McShann, Marianne (4)
  • Moore, Billie G. (4)
  • Richardson, Logan, 1980- (4)
  • Roach, Max, 1924-2007 (4)
  • Strayer, Kerry, 1957-2013 (4)
  • Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010 (4)
  • Wijnands, Bram, 1965- (4)
  • Williams, Joe, 1918-1999 (4)
  • Abdul-Hakim, T. Sharif (3)
  • Anderson, Ricky (3)
  • Bailey, Donivan (3)
  • Brady, Leon (3)
  • Campbell, Danny (Trumpet player) (3)
  • Clark, Tyrone (Bassist) (3)
  • Crow, Betty (3)
  • Jackson, Arthur, 1920-2006 (3)
  • Jackson, Milt (3)
  • Lee, Seth (3)
  • Loon, Harry Van (3)
  • Lovett, Baby (3)
  • Machtel, Jos, 1962- (3)
  • Maye, Marilyn (3)
  • McBride, Christian (3)
  • Roulette, Adolph (3)
  • Vale, Teddy (3)
  • Watson, Bobby, 1953- (3)
  • Weilert, Fidelis (Dooley), 1914-2007 (3)
  • Welge, Jürgen, 1955- (3)
  • Alexios, Tom (2)
  • Brown, Tony, (Journalist) (2)
  • Chancler, Ndugu (2)
  • Dairs, Lotty (2)
  • Doakes, Ramonda (2)
  • Fraher, James (2)
  • Gilbert, Millage (2)
  • Gilley, Dawayne (2)
  • Haddix, Chuck (2)
  • Jones, Carmell (2)
  • Kane, Matt (Drummer) (2)
  • King Alex, 1934-2008 (2)
  • Long, Russ, 1937-2006 (2)
  • McFadden, Lonnie (2)
  • McFadden, Ronnie (2)
  • Parsons, Donald (Saxophonist) (2)
  • Perkins, Charles (Saxophonist) (2)
  • Pittman, Matt (2)
  • Price, Elmer, 1917-2004 (2)
  • Smith, Frank, 1932-1999 (2)
  • Terry, Clark (2)
  • Thuston-Brown, Cora Pearl, 1927-2011 (2)
  • Warner, Duck (2)
  • Williams, David Daahoud, 1935-1988 (2)
  • Winslett, Dennis (2)
  • Wright, Lawrence (Blues singer) (2)
  • Adams, Oleta (1)
  • Allyson, Karrin (1)
  • Barker, LaVerne (1)
  • Bentyne, Cheryl (1)
  • Bowman, Bob (Bassist) (1)
  • Brisbin, John Anthony (1)
  • Bruce, Franz, 1916-1997 (1)
  • Carter, Jimmy Lee (1)
  • Clark, Benny (1)
  • Cox, Pat (Princess) (1)
  • Dennis, Debbie (1)
  • Edwards, Millie (1)
  • Fountain, Clarence (1)
  • Fusaro, Carlo (1)
  • Glover, Kenny (1)
  • Hauser, Tim, 1941-2014 (1)
  • Heath, Albert (1)
  • Heath, Jimmy (1)
  • Heath, Percy, 1923-2005 (1)
  • Huggins, Speedy, 1913-1999 (1)
  • Jones, Marvin (Drummer) (1)
  • Knowles, Wes (1)
  • Little Hatch, 1921-2003 (1)
  • McBeth, Ida (1)
  • Meise, Greg (1)
  • Moore, Mary (1)
  • Mumford, Don (1)
  • Nash, Monny (1)
  • O'Neal, Harold (1)
  • O'Neal, Jim, 1948- (1)
  • Page, Adam (Guitarist) (1)
  • Paul, Alan, 1949- (1)
  • Penn, Steve (1)
  • Perkins, Al (Musician) (1)
  • Powell, Godfrey (1)
  • Price, Geneva (1)
  • Purrone, Tony (1)
  • Ray, Diane (1)
  • Ruskin, Tommy (1)
  • Saunders, Bill (Musician) (1)
  • Searcy, Roy (1)
  • Shell, Linda (Singer) (1)
  • Siegel, Janis (1)
  • Sung, Helen (1)
  • Takemura, Yoko (1)
  • Townsend, Richard (Singer) (1)
  • Vest, Elsa (1)
  • Walcott, Denyse (1)
  • Wanzo, Mel (1)
  • Weiler, Fidelis (Dooley), 1914-2007 (1)
  • White, Frank, 1950- (1)

Events

  • Charlie Parker Symposium (1999 : Kansas City, Mo.) (23)
  • 18 & Vine Heritage Jazz Festival (Kansas City, Mo.) (13)
  • 18th & Vine Gala “Ellington at 99: Livin’ on the Vine” (1998 : Kansas City, Mo.) (13)
  • Coda Jazz Fund Lifetime Achievements Awards (2006 : Kansas City, Mo.) (8)
  • Tradin' 4s Series: On the Cusp (1999 : Kansas City, Mo.) (8)
  • Tradin' 4s Series: Celebration of Alaadeen's 2000 Governor's Humanities Award (2000 : Kansas City, Mo.) (4)
  • Lincoln College Preparatory Academy Hall of Fame Gala (1998 : Kansas City, Mo.) (3)
  • "Duke Ellington Tribute: Jammin' at the Gem" concert series (2010 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • "The Heath Brothers: Jammin' at the Gem" (1999 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • "Truman and Civil Rights" (2003 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • Coda Jazz Fund Benefit Concert (2004 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • Jazz Masters Series (1997 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • Living Blues Party (2000) (2)
  • Mid-America Jazz Conference (1998 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • Mutual Musicians Foundation\'s 90th Birthday Jam (1994 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • "T.S. Monk: Jammin' at the Gem" (2004 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen's Lifetime Achievement Award (2010 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Jazz Lovers' Fall Crawl (1988 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival (2005 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Tradin' 4s Series: One MO Time (1999 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1991 (125)
  • 1995 (114)
  • 1992-08 (19)
  • 1994-07 (14)
  • 1994-02 (13)
  • 1999-03-27 (13)
  • 1992-10 (11)
  • 2000 (11)
  • 1994-08-27 (10)
  • 1996-08-21 (9)
  • 1998-09-11 (9)
  • 2003 (9)
  • 1941 (8)
  • 1950 (8)
  • 1994 (8)
  • 1999-03-26 (8)
  • 1999-05-12 (8)
  • 2006-05-20 (8)
  • 1996 (7)
  • 1999-09-18 (7)
  • 1994-03 (6)
  • 1992 (5)
  • 2002-02-16 (5)
  • 2000-01-22 (4)
  • 2000-11-07 (4)
  • 2006 (4)
  • 1997-05-12 (3)
  • 1998-09-10 (3)
  • 2004-05-15 (3)
  • 2010-05-02 (3)
  • 1997 (2)
  • 1998-03-13 (2)
  • 1998-10-23 (2)
  • 1999-03-25 (2)
  • 2003-07-24 (2)
  • 1988 (1)
  • 1997-12-31 (1)
  • 1998 (1)
  • 1998-09-12 (1)
  • 1999-04-14 (1)
  • 1999-04-17 (1)
  • 1999-05-05 (1)
  • 1999-09-16 (1)
  • 1999-10-24 (1)
  • 2000-01-01 (1)
  • 2000-06-09 (1)
  • 2000-09-16 (1)
  • 2001-02-21 (1)
  • 2002 (1)
  • 2002-09 (1)
  • 2004-01-17 (1)
  • 2005-06-18 (1)

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