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Ahmad Alaadeen

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a fedora, stands with his left side to a wall and smiles at the photographer as he holds a saxophone sideways down by his...

Date Published
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen

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Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a fedora, stands with his left side to a wall as he holds a saxophone sideways down by his right leg,

Date Published
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen 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 accepting the Community Heritage Award

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The photographer caught Ahmad Alaadeen with his eyes closed as he is smiling and holding a microphone in his right hand and the 2000 Community...

Date Published
October-12-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen accepting the Community Heritage Award

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen smiling and holding a microphone in his right hand and the 2000 Community Heritage Award in a folder in his left hand as he accepts the...

Date Published
October-12-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles 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

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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 Charlie Parker's gravesite

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Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a beret, looking at Charlie Parker's gravestone during the "21-Sax Salute" at Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery...

Date Published
2002
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen at the beach

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Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, with arms stretched out, standing on the beach, in Palm Beach, Florida.

Date Published
April-28-1997
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

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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 at the Orchid Room

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Ahmad Alaadeen (Richard White) performing at the Orchid Room, 12th Street and Vine near The Paseo; Kansas City, MO. Ahmad closes his eyes as he blows...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen barbecuing chicken

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Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing an apron, turns his head to the right to smile at the photographer as he is grilling BBQ chicken outdoors at, likely, his...

Date Published
September-2007
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen blows into a saxophone

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, from his front left, wearing a fedora, blows into a saxophone. His eyes are a bit squinted.

Date Published
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen blows into a saxophone

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Ahmad Alaadeen, from his right, looks down as he blows into a saxophone. A drum set is blurred behind him.

Date Published
1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen blows into a saxophone

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, from his right side, closes his eyes and blows into a saxophone. A drum set is visible behind Ahmad. Possibly in Mutual Musicians...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen blows into a saxophone while wearing a Fedora

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, from his front left, wearing a fedora, blows into a tenor saxophone with a twinkle in his eyes.

Date Published
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen by a wall

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Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a fedora, leaning on a wall with his left hand above his head and a saxophone across his body. He gives a small smile to the...

Date Published
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen caught a fish

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Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a hoody and holding fishing pole, holding up likely a trout he caught at "Lake Alaadeen" on Tom Alexios' property outside...

Date Published
2001
2010
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen checking out the piano at the Governor's Mansion

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Ahmad Alaadeen, dressed casually, playing a piano prior to his performance at the Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Date Published
June-19-2002
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen closes his eyes and blows into a saxophone

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), wearing a tuxedo, closes his eyes while performing at an unidentified venue.

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen closes his eyes and blows into a saxophone

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), wearing a tuxedo, performing at an unidentified venue. A piano and stand up bass are visible behind him.

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen closes his eyes and blows into a saxophone

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, from the front, closes his eyes and blows into a saxophone; possibly in Mutual Musicians Foundation building.

Date Published
1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen closes his eyes and blows into a saxophone

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, from his left side, closes his eyes and blows into a saxophone. This photograph is from the chest up.

Date Published
1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

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Member of

  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (163)
  • Betty Crow Collection (15)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (5)
  • Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (183)

Genres

  • Color photographs (123)
  • Black & white photographs (61)
  • Gelatin silver prints (61)
  • Publicity photographs (36)
  • Snapshots (32)
  • Group portraits (13)
  • (-) Portrait photographs (184)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (121)
  • 2001-2010 (47)
  • 1981-1990 (3)
  • 1971-1980 (2)
  • 1941-1950 (1)
  • 1951-1960 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (183)
  • Saxophonists (183)
  • Jazz musicians (182)
  • African American men (22)
  • Double bassists (8)
  • Humanities--Awards (7)
  • Guitar players (6)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (5)
  • Keyboard players (5)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (5)
  • Trumpet players (5)
  • Music festivals (3)
  • Barbecuing (2)
  • Music museums (2)
  • Trombonists (2)
  • Armies--Uniforms (1)
  • Diplomatic and consular service, American (1)
  • Diplomats (1)
  • Fishing (1)
  • Fountains (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Lake trout fishing (1)
  • Military uniforms (1)
  • Mosques (1)
  • Motion picture locations (1)
  • Music students (1)
  • Muslims (1)
  • Name tags (1)
  • Posters (1)
  • Saxophone (1)
  • Scarves (1)
  • Soldiers (1)
  • Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Women, White (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • 18th and Vine District (50)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (18)
  • Missouri (3)
  • Overland Park (Kan.) (3)
  • Sikeston (Mo.) (2)
  • Skopje (North Macedonia) (2)
  • 12th Street (1)
  • New York (N.Y.) (1)
  • Paseo Boulevard (1)
  • Vine Street (1)

Subjects, People

  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (4)
  • McShann, Jay (4)
  • Pearson, Al (3)
  • Spaits, Gerald (3)
  • Strait, Todd (3)
  • Clark, Tyrone (Bassist) (1)
  • Crittenden, Thomas Theodore, 1832-1909 (1)
  • Freeman, Everett, Jr. (1)
  • Hart, Elsa (1)
  • Hughes, Terry (Drummer) (1)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (1)
  • Moore, Billie G. (1)
  • Williams, David, 1946- (1)
  • (-) Alaadeen, Ahmad (184)

Events

  • Tradin' 4s Series: On the Cusp (1999 : Kansas City, Mo.) (6)
  • 21-Sax Salute (1996 : Kansas City, Mo.) (5)
  • Tradin' 4s Series: Generations and the Gap (2000 : Kansas City, Mo.) (5)
  • Coda Jazz Fund Benefit Concert (2004 : Kansas City, Mo.) (4)
  • "Blues For R.C. And Josephine, Too" (1995 : Kansas City, Mo.) (3)
  • Kansas City International Jazz Festival (Kansas City, Mo.) (3)
  • Tradin' 4s Series: One MO Time (1999 : Kansas City, Mo.) (3)
  • "New Africa Suite" (2004 : Overland Park, Kan.) (2)
  • "Time Through The Ages" (1997 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • 21-Sax Salute (2008 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • Blues and Jazz Festival Soul School (1999: Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • Governor's Humanities Awards (2001 : Jefferson City, Mo.) (2)
  • Living Blues Party (2000) (2)
  • Tradin' 4s Series: Celebration of Alaadeen's 2000 Governor's Humanities Award (2000 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • "Taken By Surprise" (2000 : New York, N.Y.) (1)
  • "We Haz Jazz!" (1999 : Olathe, Kan.) (1)
  • 21-Sax Salute (2002 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • John Coltrane Memorial Concert (1996 : Boston, Mass.) (1)
  • Mississippi Valley Blues Festival (1993 : Davenport, Ia.) (1)

Date Published

  • 2000 (42)
  • 1991 (30)
  • 1998 (17)
  • 2006 (14)
  • 1995 (12)
  • 2001 (7)
  • 2010 (7)
  • 1999-05-12 (6)
  • 1996-08-29 (5)
  • 2000-01-04 (5)
  • 2002-02-16 (4)
  • 2002-06-19 (4)
  • 2004-05-15 (4)
  • 1995-04 (3)
  • 1999 (3)
  • 1999-05-05 (3)
  • 2000-10-12 (3)
  • 2008-08-24 (3)
  • 1971 (2)
  • 1980 (2)
  • 1981 (2)
  • 1990 (2)
  • 1994-08-27 (2)
  • 1997 (2)
  • 1997-02-07 (2)
  • 1997-04-28 (2)
  • 1998-04-17 (2)
  • 1999-07-18 (2)
  • 2000-01-22 (2)
  • 2000-11-07 (2)
  • 2001-02-21 (2)
  • 2004 (2)
  • 2004-08-28 (2)
  • 2007-09 (2)
  • 1950 (1)
  • 1957 (1)
  • 1959 (1)
  • 1983 (1)
  • 1986 (1)
  • 1992 (1)
  • 1993-07 (1)
  • 1993-07-03 (1)
  • 1993-07-13 (1)
  • 1996 (1)
  • 1996-10-11 (1)
  • 1996-10-12 (1)
  • 1996-10-22 (1)
  • 1997-03-09 (1)
  • 1999-02-09 (1)
  • 1999-09-04 (1)
  • 1999-09-18 (1)
  • 2000-06-09 (1)
  • 2000-09 (1)
  • 2001-02-19 (1)
  • 2002 (1)
  • 2002-05-19 (1)
  • 2003-10 (1)
  • 2006-04 (1)

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