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Ahmad Alaadeen, David Basse, and Bernard "Step Buddy" Anderson (trumpet) enjoy performing

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), looks straight at the photographer with a surprised face. David Basse (vocal), standing and singing into a microphone...

Date Published
1983
1986
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, George Duke, Harry Belafonte, George Benson backstage at the Gem Theater

Image

George Duke with his arm around the shoulder of Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, Harry Belafonte, and George Benson (mostly out of frame), hanging...

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

Ahmad Alaadeen, George Duke, Harry Belafonte, George Benson backstage at the Gem Theater

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, with his back to the photographer, George Duke, laughing, Harry Belafonte, looking through his wallet, and George Benson standing off...

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

Ahmad Alaadeen, Pearl Thuston, Luqman Hamza, Myra Taylor, and others at the Gem Theater

Image

Group shot of Ahmad Alaadeen (third from right), Pearl Thuston (second from right), Luqman Hamza (far right), Myra Taylor (seated) and others during...

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

Ahmad Alaadeen, Pearl Thuston, Luqman Hamza, Myra Taylor, Clark Terry, and others at the Gem Theater

Image

Group shot of Ahmad Alaadeen (third from right), Pearl Thuston (second from right), Luqman Hamza (far right), Myra Taylor (seated, left), Clark Terry...

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

Band listens to Bobby Watson and Tyrone Clark play

Image

The band watches Bobby Watson play an alto saxophone in a tent with open sides. Ida McBeth, jazz singer, sits on a tall stool in the left foreground...

Date Published
September-15-2001
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Bettye Miller singing and playing piano

Image

Bettye Miller singing while playing the piano during her birthday party. An unidentified man is seated behind her.

Date Published
1976
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller singing and playing piano

Image

Bettye Miller singing into a microphone while playing piano on stage with (likely) Milt Abel. A tear in the photograph makes only the double bass...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Buck Clayton and Norene Tate on stage

Image

Norene Tate speaking into a microphone on stage with Buck Clayton.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Buck Clayton, Norene Tate performing with Mary Lou Williams in the background

Image

Norene Tate speaking into a microphone on stage with Buck Clayton pointing at the crowd. Mary Lou Williams and unidentified white man in the...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Chris Clarke, Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, and David Basse performing at Generations of Jazz

Image

Chris Clarke (piano), wearing a kufi cap, Bobby Watson (alto saxophone), wearing a black fedora, Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone), wearing a kufi...

Date Published
August-19-2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Chris Clarke, Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, and David Basse performing at Generations of Jazz

Image

Chris Clarke (piano), wearing a kufi cap, Bobby Watson (alto saxophone), wearing a black fedora, Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone), wearing a kufi...

Date Published
August-19-2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

City Light Orchestra enjoying the park and the view

Image

Publicity photograph of the City Light Orchestra: Tim Whitmer, LaVerne Barker, David Basse, wearing a fedora, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Jano Mossman...

Date Published
1983
1986
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

City Light Orchestra performing at City Light Restaurant and Bar

Image

A postcard of The City Light Orchestra performing: Tim Whitmer (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), LaVerne Barker (bass), David Basse (drums). The...

Date Published
1983
1986
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

City Light Orchestra publicity photograph

Image

City Light Orchestra: (clockwise from top) David Basse, Ahmad Alaadeen, Tim Whitmer, and LaVerne Barker, smile directly at the photographer. LaVerne...

Date Published
1985
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Cotton Candy at Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2006

Image

Cotton Candy Washington looks to her left to sing into the microphone as she plays a keyboard during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival. An...

Date Published
June-25-2006
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Dancers with piano accompaniment on stage

Image

An unidentified group of people, two of which are dancers, one pianist, and likely a singer, performing on stage.

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Don Mumford, Angela Hagenbach, Will Matthews, Ahmad Alaadeen, Tyrone Clark, and Everette Freeman

Image

Don Mumford (drums), Angela Hagenbach (singing at microphone), Will Matthews (guitar), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a white flat cap, Tyrone...

Date Published
August-01-1991
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

DownBeat Magazine shoot at Mutual Musicians Foundation

Image

A bass player stands in the corner of the Mutual Musicians Foundation wearing a straw hat and looking down at the bass. Luqman Hamza sits at the piano...

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

Drawing of Jeannie Cheatham, Sippie Wallace, and Big Mama Thornton

Image

Publicity reproduction of a painting featuring portraits of Jeannie Cheatham, Sippie Wallace, and "Big Mama" Thornton arranged against a background of...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Eddie Baker's New Breed Orchestra

Image

Eddie Baker's New Breed Orchestra includes Eddie Baker (piano), Herman Walder (saxophone, first row, far right), Ahmad Alaadeen (sax, first row, far...

Date Published
1980
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Eddie Barefield with his clarinet

Image

Eddie Barefield on stage holding his clarinet with Mae Barnes and a partial view of a pianist to Barefield's right while on the Art Ford Show.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Enjoying time outside

Image

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham seated on a covered lawn swing with two unidentified African American men in lawn chairs enjoying drinks and leisure time...

Date Published
November-1961
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Eubie Blake dancing with Maxine Sullivan on his birthday

Image

Eubie Blake dancing with Maxine Sullivan with jazz musicians playing for them (Billy Taylor, piano ; Max Kaminsky, trumpet ; Tyree Glenn, trombone...

Date Published
February-11-1972
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Frank Sinatra with Bill Miller

Image

Frank Sinatra standing in a recording studio looking at music on a piano with Bill Miller and holding his hands in his pockets. An unidentified...

Date Published
1961
1965
Member of
Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection

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Member of

  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (35)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (27)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (12)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (8)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (4)
  • Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection (4)
  • Jay McShann Collection (3)
  • Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection (2)
  • Dolores Hobley Collection (1)
  • Grand Emporium Collection (1)
  • Performance photo with personnel listed on verso (1)
  • Warren Durrett Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (99)

Genres

  • Group portraits (82)
  • Color photographs (60)
  • Snapshots (46)
  • Black & white photographs (38)
  • Gelatin silver prints (37)
  • Portrait photographs (13)
  • Publicity photographs (9)
  • Architectural photographs (5)
  • Photographic postcards (2)
  • Reproductions (2)
  • Paintings (1)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (26)
  • 2001-2010 (22)
  • 1971-1980 (16)
  • 1981-1990 (15)
  • 1951-1960 (3)
  • 1941-1950 (2)
  • 1961-1970 (2)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (94)
  • Jazz musicians (93)
  • African American women (56)
  • Saxophonists (43)
  • African American men (40)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (26)
  • Men, White (24)
  • Jazz musicians, White (22)
  • Guitarists (20)
  • Double bassists (19)
  • Piano (19)
  • Trumpet players (16)
  • Trombonists (15)
  • Microphone (10)
  • African American guitarists (9)
  • African American women jazz singers (8)
  • Women, White (7)
  • African American male singers (6)
  • African American Muslims (6)
  • Black Muslims (6)
  • Buildings (5)
  • Clarinet (5)
  • Double bass (5)
  • Drum set (5)
  • Hats (5)
  • Television specials (5)
  • Audiences (4)
  • Buddhist temples (4)
  • Clarinetists (4)
  • Japanese (4)
  • Shinto shrines (4)
  • Award presentations (3)
  • Awards (3)
  • Banners (3)
  • Men (3)
  • Musical instruments (3)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (3)
  • Trombone (3)
  • Women jazz singers (3)
  • Band directors (2)
  • Bands (Music) (2)
  • Bass guitarists (2)
  • Big bands (2)
  • Birthday parties (2)
  • Blues festivals (2)
  • Dancers (2)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (2)
  • Fiddlers (2)
  • Guitar (2)
  • Music--Awards (2)
  • Musical notation (2)
  • Saxophone (2)
  • Stairs (2)
  • Trees (2)
  • Trumpet (2)
  • Actors (1)
  • African American couples (1)
  • Asian American men (1)
  • Automobiles (1)
  • Award winners (1)
  • Beer bottles (1)
  • Blackboards (1)
  • Blues musicians (1)
  • Cadillac automobile (1)
  • Centerpieces (1)
  • Chief executive officers (1)
  • Composers (1)
  • Dance (1)
  • Drum (1)
  • Entertaining (1)
  • Eyeglasses (1)
  • Flowers (1)
  • Flute (1)
  • Flute players (1)
  • Harmonica players (1)
  • Hotels (1)
  • Lawn chairs (1)
  • Masters of ceremonies (1)
  • Music critics (1)
  • Music festivals (1)
  • Music journalists (1)
  • Name tags (1)
  • Necklaces (1)
  • Organists (1)
  • Painting (1)
  • Parties (1)
  • Storage cabinets (1)
  • Tables (1)
  • Teenage boys (1)
  • Variety shows (Television programs) (1)
  • Violinists (1)
  • Wake services (1)
  • Women jazz musicians (1)
  • (-) Jazz singers (99)
  • (-) Pianists (99)

Subjects, Geographic

  • 18th and Vine District (12)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (12)
  • Japan (6)
  • Solana Beach (Calif.) (5)
  • Kansas City (Kan.) (3)
  • Los Angeles (Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Cheatham, Jeannie (32)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (29)
  • Hamza, Luqman (14)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (11)
  • Taylor, Myra (8)
  • Basse, David (6)
  • Falah, Tayammum (6)
  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (6)
  • McShann, Jay (6)
  • Belafonte, Harry, 1927- (5)
  • Benson, George, 1943- (5)
  • Clayton, Buck, 1911-1991 (5)
  • Duke, George (5)
  • Saunders, Eddie (5)
  • Thuston-Brown, Cora Pearl, 1927-2011 (5)
  • Wallace, Sippie (5)
  • Whitmer, Tim (5)
  • Tate, Norene (4)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (4)
  • Watson, Robert, 1953- (4)
  • Barker, LaVerne (3)
  • Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983 (3)
  • Clark, Tyrone (Bassist) (3)
  • Clarke, Chris (Pianist) (3)
  • Glenn, Tyree (3)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (3)
  • Sullivan, Maxine, 1911-1987 (3)
  • Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010 (3)
  • Thornton, Big Mama (3)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (3)
  • Wright, Lawrence (Blues singer) (3)
  • Allyson, Karrin (2)
  • Bolcom, William (2)
  • Bright, Ronnell, 1930- (2)
  • DeVan, Everette, 1950- (2)
  • Dunn, Gerald (2)
  • Jackson, Arthur, 1920-2006 (2)
  • Johnson, Sam, Jr. (2)
  • Kessler, Stan (2)
  • King Alex, 1934-2008 (2)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (2)
  • Ruskin, Tommy (2)
  • Searcy, Roy (2)
  • Terry, Clark (2)
  • Watson, Bobby, 1953- (2)
  • Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981 (2)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (1)
  • Albright, James (Double bassist) (1)
  • Anderson, Bernard, 1919-1997 (1)
  • Baker, Eddie, 1927- (1)
  • Barefield, Eddie, 1909-1991 (1)
  • Barnes, Mae (1)
  • Bender, Carl (1)
  • Berg, Chuck (1)
  • Boss, Bob (1)
  • Bowman, Bob (Bassist) (1)
  • Bowman, Priscilla (1)
  • Callender, Red (1)
  • Cardell, Ray (1)
  • Cary, Dick, 1916-1994 (1)
  • Cox, Donald (1)
  • Cox, Pat (1)
  • Crawford, Johnny, 1946-2021 (1)
  • Creach, Papa John (1)
  • Davis, Katherine, 1953- (1)
  • Durrett, Warren (1)
  • Foster, Curtyse (1)
  • Freeman, Everett, Jr. (1)
  • Garber, Jan (1)
  • Gilbert, Millage (1)
  • Glenn, Roger (1)
  • Gracen, Thelma, 1922-1994 (1)
  • Hagenbach, Angela (1)
  • Harris, John, 1935 January 15- (1)
  • Hassell, Hollis (1)
  • Helfer, Erwin (1)
  • Henry, Lisa (Vocalist) (1)
  • Hunt, Kelley (1)
  • Jacquet, Illinois (1)
  • Jones, Wallace (Drummer) (1)
  • Kaminsky, Max, 1908-1994 (1)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (1)
  • Lammond, Joe (1)
  • Lee, Henry (1)
  • Lesberg, Jack (1)
  • Love, Bunnie (Bumps) (1)
  • Massingale, Rudy (1)
  • Matthews, William (Guitarist) (1)
  • McBeth, Ida (1)
  • McGhee, Charles E. (1)
  • McPherson, Charles (1)
  • Miller, Bill, 1915-2006 (1)
  • Mossman, Jano (1)
  • Mumford, Don (1)
  • Nolan, Bill (Drummer) (1)
  • Parenti, Tony, 1900-1972 (1)
  • Park, Kim (1)
  • Price, Elmer, 1917-2004 (1)
  • Price, Geneva (1)
  • Richards, Red (1)
  • Ross, Richard (Vocalist) (1)
  • Rushing, Jimmy (1)
  • Russell, Pee Wee (1)
  • Shell, Linda (Singer) (1)
  • Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998 (1)
  • Smith, Frank, 1932-1999 (1)
  • Stephens, John (Jazz musician) (1)
  • Tesser, Neil (1)
  • Tiff, Don, 1910-1998 (1)
  • Townsend, Richard (Singer) (1)
  • Vinson, Eddie (1)
  • Washington, Cotton Candy, 1931-2007 (1)
  • Welge, Jürgen, 1955- (1)
  • Wesley, Lucky (1)

Events

  • Museum of Making Music's Annual Gala (7th : 2009 : Carlsbad, Calif.) (7)
  • 18th & Vine Gala “Ellington at 99: Livin’ on the Vine” (1998 : Kansas City, Mo.) (5)
  • Generations of Jazz at Science City (2000 : Kansas City, Mo.) (4)
  • "Duke Ellington Tribute: Jammin' at the Gem" concert series (2010 : Kansas City, Mo.) (3)
  • BET/Cognac Hennessy's Best of Kansas City Jazz Competition (1991 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Central Avenue Jazz Festival (1)
  • Cheyenne Frontier Days (Celebration) (Cheyenne, Wyo.) (1)
  • Harbor Island Jam Session (1)
  • Kansas City Jazz Heritage Awards (1991 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2004) (1)
  • Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival (2006) (1)
  • Living Blues Party (2000) (1)

Date Published

  • 1971 (8)
  • 1983 (8)
  • 2009-09-26 (7)
  • 1975 (6)
  • 1981 (6)
  • 1995 (6)
  • 1990 (5)
  • 1998-09-11 (5)
  • 1951 (4)
  • 1960 (4)
  • 1961 (4)
  • 2000-08-19 (4)
  • 1970 (3)
  • 1976 (3)
  • 1980 (3)
  • 1986 (3)
  • 2006 (3)
  • 2010-05-02 (3)
  • 1950 (2)
  • 1972-02-07 (2)
  • 1999-09-18 (2)
  • 2000-06-09 (2)
  • 2001-09-15 (2)
  • 1941 (1)
  • 1945 (1)
  • 1949 (1)
  • 1955-11-01 (1)
  • 1961-11 (1)
  • 1964 (1)
  • 1965 (1)
  • 1972-02-11 (1)
  • 1980-12 (1)
  • 1984 (1)
  • 1985 (1)
  • 1986-06 (1)
  • 1987 (1)
  • 1991 (1)
  • 1991-08-01 (1)
  • 1991-08-23 (1)
  • 1995-04-26 (1)
  • 1998-08-05 (1)
  • 1998-11-28 (1)
  • 1999-09-17 (1)
  • 2000 (1)
  • 2000-01-22 (1)
  • 2001-11-29 (1)
  • 2002 (1)
  • 2004-06-04 (1)
  • 2005-06-08 (1)
  • 2005-06-15 (1)
  • 2006-06-25 (1)
  • 2006-12-05 (1)
  • 2006-12-14 (1)
  • 2007-07-25 (1)
  • 2008-07-07 (1)

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