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Ahmad Alaadeen performs with a jazz combo outdoors on the Country Club Plaza

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Everette Freeman (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), and Will Matthews (guitar) perform at an outdoor concert on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas...

Date Published
1991
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

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

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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

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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, Luqman Hamza, and Sonny Kenner receive the Kansas City Jazz Heritage Award

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Luqman Hamza, Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner holding their Kansas City Jazz Heritage award plaques from the Mayor Emanuel Cleaver II at the Jazz...

Date Published
August-23-1991
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing perform indoors

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Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), and the Deans of Swing, likely Everette Freeman (piano), Tyrone Clark (bass), Sonny Kenner (guitar), and likely Don...

Date Published
1991
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

All of the Kansas City Jazz Heritage Award recipients seated at Saks Fifth Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri

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(Front row) Arch Martin, Luqman Hamza, an unidentified woman, and Frank Smith, (back row) Dick Wright, Ahmad Alaadeen, Sonny Kenner, Eddie Saunders...

Date Published
August-23-1991
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

David Daahoud Williams, Luqman Hamza, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Sonny Kenner hanging out backstage

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David Daahoud Williams, Luqman Hamza, are seated, Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) is warming up, an unidentified drummer is leaning over a seated and...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

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

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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

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

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Don Mumford (drums), Will Matthews (guitar), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a white flat cap, Tyrone Clark (bass), and Everette Freeman (piano)...

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

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

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Don Mumford (drums), Will Matthews (guitar), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a white flat cap, Tyrone Clark (bass), and Everette Freeman (piano)...

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

Eddie Baker's New Breed Orchestra

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

Date Published
1980
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Eddie Baker's New Breed Orchestra

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

Date Published
1980
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Gary Sykes, Steve Kirby, Will Matthews, Reggie Thomas, and Ahmad Alaadeen perform in Malden, Missouri

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Gary Sykes (drums, mostly obscured), Steve Kirby (bass), Will Matthews (guitar), Reggie Thomas (piano), and Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a...

Date Published
January-17-1993
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Gary Sykes, Steve Kirby, Will Matthews, Reggie Thomas, and Ahmad Alaadeen perform in Malden, Missouri

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Gary Sykes (drums, mostly obscured), Steve Kirby (bass), Will Matthews (guitar), Reggie Thomas (piano), and Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) on stage...

Date Published
January-17-1993
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

George Duke, Ahmad Alaadeen, and George Benson backstage at the Gem Theater

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George Duke, grinning at Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat with his back to the photographer and blurry because of movement, and George Benson...

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

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

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Harry Belafonte, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, George Benson, and George Duke, wearing tuxedos, stand arm in arm and smile at the photographer...

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

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

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Harry Belafonte, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, George Benson, and George Duke, wearing tuxedos, stand arm in arm and smile at the photographer...

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

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

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Harry Belafonte, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, George Benson, and George Duke, wearing tuxedos, stand arm in arm and smile at the photographer...

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

Jay McShann, Ahmad Alaadeen, Richard Ross, Sonny Kenner, and Bob Bowman, performing at The Club at Plaza III

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Jay McShann (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), Richard Ross (vocals), Sonny Kenner (guitar), and Bob Bowman (bass, mostly obscured) performing at...

Date Published
April-26-1995
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Jay McShann, Ahmad Alaadeen, Sonny Kenner, and Bob Bowman, performing at The Club at Plaza III

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Jay McShann (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), Bob Bowman (bass, mostly obscured), and Sonny Kenner (guitar) wearing tuxedos while performing at The...

Date Published
April-26-1995
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Jay McShann, Gerald Spaits, Will Matthews, and Ahmad Alaadeen perform at the Spirit Fest

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Jay McShann (piano), Gerald Spaits (bass), Will Matthews (guitar), and Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a white fedora, performing during the...

Date Published
July-05-2003
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Jay McShann, Sonny Kenner, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Al Pearson on stage during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival

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Jay McShann (piano), an unidentified man, Sonny Kenner (guitar), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a white fedora, Al Pearson (trumpet), and an...

Date Published
July-25-1992
July-26-1992
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Jay McShann, Sonny Kenner, and Ahmad Alaadeen get ready to play on stage during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival

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Jay McShann (piano), an unidentified man, Sonny Kenner (guitar), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a white fedora, and an unidentified bass player...

Date Published
July-25-1992
July-26-1992
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Luqman Hamza, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Sonny Kenner receive the Jazz Heritage Award

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Luqman Hamza, Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner holding their Kansas City Jazz Heritage award plaques from the Mayor Emanuel Cleaver II at the Jazz...

Date Published
August-23-1991
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Luqman Hamza, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Sonny Kenner receive the Jazz Heritage Award

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Luqman Hamza, Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner holding their Kansas City Jazz Heritage award plaques from the Mayor Emanuel Cleaver II at the Jazz...

Date Published
August-23-1991
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

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  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (34)

Types

  • photographs (34)

Genres

  • Group portraits (34)
  • Color photographs (27)
  • Black & white photographs (7)
  • Gelatin silver prints (7)
  • Snapshots (4)
  • Publicity photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (29)
  • 1971-1980 (4)
  • 2001-2010 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (34)
  • Guitarists (34)
  • Jazz musicians (34)
  • Saxophonists (34)
  • Double bassists (15)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (13)
  • Jazz singers (9)
  • Awards (4)
  • Trumpet players (4)
  • Music--Competitions (3)
  • Musical instruments--Maintenance and repair (3)
  • Trombonists (3)
  • African American male singers (2)
  • African American Muslims (2)
  • Big bands (2)
  • Black Muslims (2)
  • African American women jazz singers (1)
  • Bass guitarists (1)
  • Music festivals (1)
  • Radio broadcasters (1)
  • (-) African American guitarists (34)
  • (-) Pianists (34)

Subjects, Geographic

  • 18th and Vine District (9)

Subjects, People

  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (34)
  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (18)
  • Hamza, Luqman (9)
  • Matthews, William (Guitarist) (8)
  • Benson, George, 1943- (6)
  • Duke, George (6)
  • Freeman, Everett, Jr. (6)
  • McShann, Jay (6)
  • Belafonte, Harry, 1927- (5)
  • Clark, Tyrone (Bassist) (5)
  • Mumford, Don (5)
  • Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010 (3)
  • Weilert, Fidelis (Dooley), 1914-2007 (3)
  • Baker, Eddie, 1927- (2)
  • Bowman, Bob (Bassist) (2)
  • Brown, Leonard L. (Leonard Lewis), 1946- (2)
  • Falah, Tayammum (2)
  • Kirby, Steve, 1956- (2)
  • Pearson, Al (2)
  • Sykes, Gary (Drummer) (2)
  • Williams, David Daahoud, 1935-1988 (2)
  • Hagenbach, Angela (1)
  • Martin, Arch, 1931-2009 (1)
  • Ross, Richard (Vocalist) (1)
  • Saunders, Eddie (1)
  • Smith, Frank, 1932-1999 (1)
  • Spaits, Gerald (1)
  • Thomas, Reggie (1)
  • Wright, Dick, 1931-1999 (1)

Events

  • 18th & Vine Gala “Ellington at 99: Livin’ on the Vine” (1998 : Kansas City, Mo.) (6)
  • Kansas City Jazz Heritage Awards (1991 : Kansas City, Mo.) (5)
  • BET/Cognac Hennessy's Best of Kansas City Jazz Competition (1991 : Kansas City, Mo.) (4)
  • Charlie Parker Symposium (1999 : Kansas City, Mo.) (3)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (1992) (3)
  • Spirit Festival (2003 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1998-09-11 (6)
  • 1991-08-23 (5)
  • 1991 (4)
  • 1991-08-01 (4)
  • 1992-07-25 (3)
  • 1992-07-26 (3)
  • 1999-03-26 (3)
  • 1971 (2)
  • 1975 (2)
  • 1980 (2)
  • 1993-01-17 (2)
  • 1995-04-26 (2)
  • 2000 (2)
  • 2003-07-05 (1)

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