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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

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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 and Ben Kynard at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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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 at 18th and Vine

Image

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 at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen playing saxophone at the 90th Birthday Jam at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Alaadeen is wearing a white...

Date Published
August-27-1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen grins during a concert at the Gem Theater

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, holding a tenor saxophone, grins as he stands behind a microphone during a jazz concert featuring Olathe North High, Oregon Trail...

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

Ahmad Alaadeen laughs during a panel discussion

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Ahmad Alaadeen sits at a table and laughs during a panel discussion during the Tradin' 4s Series: On the Cusp at Mutual Musicians Foundation in the...

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

Ahmad Alaadeen listens during a concert at the Gem Theater

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen stands at the microphone with his eyes closed during a jazz concert featuring Olathe North High, Oregon Trail Junior High, and Santa Fe...

Date Published
February-16-2002
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 performing at the Gem Theater for the Coda Jazz Fund Benefit

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a tuxedo, plays a tenor saxophone while performing at the Coda Jazz Fund Benefit Concert at the Gem Theater in Kansas City...

Date Published
May-15-2004
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen performing at the Gem Theater for the Coda Jazz Fund Benefit

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a tuxedo, plays a tenor saxophone while performing at the Coda Jazz Fund Benefit Concert at the Gem Theater in Kansas City...

Date Published
May-15-2004
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen performs at the Gem Theater

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen performing during a jazz concert featuring Olathe North High, Oregon Trail Junior High, and Santa Fe Trail Junior High jazz bands at...

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

Ahmad Alaadeen playing a soprano sax at Mutual Musicians Foundation

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, from his left side, performing by playing a soprano saxophone at Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri possibly during...

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

Ahmad Alaadeen playing soprano saxophone while standing on an outdoor stage

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Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, playing a soprano saxophone on an outdoor pavilion behind the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. As tenor...

Date Published
2006
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen playing soprano saxophone while standing on an outdoor stage

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, playing a soprano saxophone on an outdoor pavilion behind the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. A banner of a...

Date Published
2006
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen playing soprano saxophone while standing on an outdoor stage

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, bends his knees and leans to his right while playing a soprano saxophone on an outdoor pavilion behind the Gem...

Date Published
2006
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen playing soprano saxophone while standing on an outdoor stage

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, playing soprano saxophone on an outdoor pavilion behind the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. The sound tent...

Date Published
2006
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen playing tenor sax outside Gem Theater

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, from his left side and wearing a ball cap, playing tenor sax on an outdoor pavilion behind the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
2006
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen playing tenor saxophone while standing on an outdoor stage

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, playing tenor saxophone on an outdoor pavilion behind the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
2006
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen playing tenor saxophone while standing on an outdoor stage

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, playing tenor saxophone on an outdoor pavilion behind the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
2006
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen playing tenor saxophone while standing on an outdoor stage

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, playing tenor saxophone on an outdoor pavilion behind the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
2006
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen playing tenor saxophone while standing on an outdoor stage

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, playing tenor saxophone on an outdoor pavilion behind the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
2006
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen plays for a closeup photograph during the Coda Jazz Fund Benefit at the Gem Theater

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A closeup of Ahmad Alaadeen performing at the Coda Jazz Fund Benefit Concert at the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.

Date Published
May-15-2004
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

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Member of

  • Betty Crow Collection (267)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (50)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (48)
  • Brian Thurn Collection (8)

Types

  • photographs (373)

Genres

  • Color photographs (310)
  • Snapshots (283)
  • Group portraits (206)
  • Black & white photographs (63)
  • Gelatin silver prints (63)
  • (-) Portrait photographs (373)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (328)
  • 2001-2010 (35)
  • 1941-1950 (8)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (285)
  • Jazz musicians (253)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (249)
  • Saxophonists (130)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (59)
  • Keyboard players (59)
  • Double bassists (54)
  • Trumpet players (54)
  • African American men (44)
  • Trombonists (33)
  • Jazz festivals (24)
  • Blues musicians (19)
  • Fiddlers (15)
  • Guitarists (14)
  • Guitar players (14)
  • Jazz singers (13)
  • African American women (10)
  • Bass guitarists (9)
  • Pianists (8)
  • Blues festivals (7)
  • Music festivals (7)
  • Jazz musicians, White (5)
  • Men, White (5)
  • Singers (5)
  • Clarinetists (4)
  • Painting (3)
  • Women singers (3)
  • Blues (Music) (2)
  • Humanities--Awards (2)
  • Violinists (2)
  • Bottleneck (Guitar playing) (1)
  • Harmonica music (Blues) (1)
  • Motion picture locations (1)
  • Music journalists (1)
  • Music museums (1)
  • Name tags (1)
  • Photographers (1)
  • Sound--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Women, White (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (333)
  • (-) 18th and Vine District (373)

Subjects, People

  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (50)
  • Hoard, J. Henry (John Henry), 1918-2010 (27)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (24)
  • Bartee, Al (15)
  • Lee, Marcellus (15)
  • McShann, Jay (15)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (15)
  • Pearson, Al (13)
  • Todd, Oliver, 1916-2001 (13)
  • Cox, Bill (12)
  • Jones, Raymond Cowboy (10)
  • Williams, David, 1946- (9)
  • Samuels, Nobel (8)
  • Witherspoon, Jimmy (7)
  • Harmon, Brian (Musician) (6)
  • Hart, Elsa (6)
  • Perryman, Tim (6)
  • Reed, Ray (6)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (5)
  • Samuels, Duke (5)
  • Wilkinson, Todd R. (5)
  • Dunn, Gerald (4)
  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (4)
  • Moore, Billie G. (4)
  • Searcy, Roy (4)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (4)
  • Wijnands, Bram, 1965- (4)
  • Williams, Joe, 1918-1999 (4)
  • Campbell, Danny (Trumpet player) (3)
  • Crow, Betty (3)
  • DeVan, Everette, 1950- (3)
  • Loon, Harry Van (3)
  • Lovett, Baby (3)
  • Machtel, Jos, 1962- (3)
  • McFadden, Lonnie (3)
  • Vale, Teddy (3)
  • Welge, Jürgen, 1955- (3)
  • Carter, Bill (Guitarist) (2)
  • Clark, Tyrone (Bassist) (2)
  • Dairs, Lotty (2)
  • McBeth, Ida (2)
  • McFadden, Ronnie (2)
  • Saunders, Bill (Musician) (2)
  • Washington, Horace, 1952-2014 (2)
  • Womack, Belinda (2)
  • Allyson, Karrin (1)
  • Basse, David (1)
  • Bowman, Bob (Bassist) (1)
  • Brown, Sandy (1)
  • Cox, Tyrone (1)
  • Edwards, Honeyboy (1)
  • Fraher, James (1)
  • Frazer, Elija (1)
  • Freeman, Everett, Jr. (1)
  • Fusaro, Carlo (1)
  • Gilbert, James (Bassist) (1)
  • Gilbert, Millage (1)
  • Glover, Kenny (1)
  • Hamza, Luqman (1)
  • Hemphill, Doug (1)
  • Henry, Lisa (Vocalist) (1)
  • Hill, KC Kelsey (1)
  • Hughes, Terry (Drummer) (1)
  • Hypolite, Harry (1)
  • Keb' Mo' (Musician) (1)
  • King Alex, 1934-2008 (1)
  • KoolAide (1)
  • Lee, Seth (1)
  • Little Hatch, 1921-2003 (1)
  • Meise, Greg (1)
  • Moore, Mary (1)
  • Murrell, Chris (1)
  • O'Neal, Harold (1)
  • Page, Adam (Guitarist) (1)
  • Perkins, Al (Musician) (1)
  • Price, Geneva (1)
  • Ray, Diane (1)
  • Shell, Linda (Singer) (1)
  • Smiley, Eugene (1)
  • Taylor, Koko (1)
  • Taylor, Myra (1)
  • Townsend, Richard (Singer) (1)
  • Vest, Elsa (1)
  • Warner, Duck (1)
  • Washington, Cotton Candy, 1931-2007 (1)
  • Whitney, Marva (1)
  • Wright, Lawrence (Blues singer) (1)

Events

  • Living Blues Party (2000) (28)
  • 18 & Vine Heritage Jazz Festival (Kansas City, Mo.) (17)
  • Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival (2005 : Kansas City, Mo.) (9)
  • Tradin' 4s Series: On the Cusp (1999 : Kansas City, Mo.) (8)
  • Tradin' 4s Series: Generations and the Gap (2000 : Kansas City, Mo.) (5)
  • Coda Jazz Fund Benefit Concert (2004 : Kansas City, Mo.) (4)
  • Tradin' 4s Series: One MO Time (1999 : Kansas City, Mo.) (3)
  • Tradin' 4s Series: Celebration of Alaadeen's 2000 Governor's Humanities Award (2000 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)

Date Published

  • 1991 (158)
  • 1995 (156)
  • 2000-01-22 (27)
  • 1992-08 (25)
  • 1994-02 (20)
  • 1994-08-27 (15)
  • 2006 (15)
  • 1994-07 (14)
  • 1992-10 (11)
  • 1994 (10)
  • 1994-03 (10)
  • 1941 (8)
  • 1950 (8)
  • 1999-05-12 (8)
  • 1992 (6)
  • 2000-01-04 (5)
  • 2000-01-20 (5)
  • 1999-09-18 (4)
  • 2002-02-16 (4)
  • 2004-05-15 (4)
  • 2005-06-17 (4)
  • 2005-06-18 (4)
  • 1999-05-05 (3)
  • 1999-09-19 (2)
  • 2000 (2)
  • 2000-11-07 (2)
  • 1996 (1)
  • 1998-02-09 (1)
  • 1999-09-17 (1)
  • 2000-06-09 (1)
  • 2000-09-09 (1)
  • 2002-01-24 (1)
  • 2002-02-28 (1)
  • 2003-10-25 (1)
  • 2005-06-19 (1)

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