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

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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, George Benson, and Bobby Watson backstage at the Gem Theater

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Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, his back to the photographer, speaks with George Benson as Bobby Watson, wearing a derby hat, stands in a doorway...

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

Arthur Jackson, Eddie Saunders, Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, Luqman Hamza at "Bird Lives" statue in Kansas City

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Arthur Jackson, wearing a beret, Eddie Saunders, wearing a kufi cap, Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing fedoras, and Luqman Hamza (mostly out of...

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

Arthur Jackson, Eddie Saunders, Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, Luqman Hamza at the "Bird Lives" statue in Kansas City, MO

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An unidentified man holding an alto saxophone and wearing a bucket hat, Arthur Jackson, wearing a beret, Eddie Saunders, wearing a kufi hat, Bobby...

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

Bob Bowman, Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen and T. Sharif Abdul-Hakim enjoy the Mid-America Jazz Conference

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An unidentified woman stands with Bob Bowman, Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, and T. Sharif Abdul-Hakim, wearing a flat cap, during the Mid-America Jazz...

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

Bobby Watson and Ahmad Alaadeen backstage at the Gem Theater

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Bobby Watson, wearing a derby hat, and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat and a tuxedo, are hanging out backstage during the Annual 18th & Vine Gala...

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

Bobby Watson and Ahmad Alaadeen perform on the street in the 18th and Vine District

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Bobby Watson and Ahmad Alaadeen, sit outdoors with their instruments and wearing ball caps while an unidentified woman wearing an apron stands to...

Date Published
September-12-1998
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Bobby Watson at the dedication of the Charlie Parker Memorial ("Bird Lives")

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Bobby Watson, wearing a fedora, at the Charlie Parker Memorial dedication ("Bird Lives"), 17th Terrace and The Paseo during the Charlie Parker...

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

Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Luqman Hamza at the "Bird Lives" statue in Kansas City, MO

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Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing fedoras, and Luqman Hamza, wearing a kufi hat, at the Charlie Parker Memorial dedication ("Bird Lives"), 17th...

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

Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Luqman Hamza during the Charlie Parker Memorial dedication

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Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing fedoras, and Luqman Hamza, wearing a kufi hat, at the Charlie Parker Memorial dedication ("Bird Lives"), 17th...

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

Performing at the Charlie Parker Tribute Concert during the Charlie Parker Symposium

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Milt Jackson (vibes, soloing), Max Roach (drums), Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), wearing a kufi hat, Charles McPherson (alto sax, in background)...

Date Published
March-26-1999
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Performing at the Charlie Parker Tribute Concert during the Charlie Parker Symposium

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Milt Jackson (vibes, soloing), Max Roach (drums), Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), wearing a kufi hat, Al Grey (trombone), Peter King (alto saxophone...

Date Published
March-26-1999
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Performing at the Charlie Parker Tribute Concert during the Charlie Parker Symposium

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Max Roach (drums), Leonard Brown (soprano sax, standing next to Roach), Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor sax, soloing), wearing a kufi hat, Al Grey (trombone)...

Date Published
March-26-1999
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Performing at the Charlie Parker Tribute Concert during the Charlie Parker Symposium

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Milt Jackson (vibes), Max Roach (drums), Leonard Brown (soprano sax, standing next to Roach), Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor sax, soloing), wearing a kufi hat...

Date Published
March-26-1999
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Steve Penn, Marilyn Maye, Bobby Watson, and Ahmad Alaadeen enjoy Ahmad's award

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Kansas City Star columnist Steve Penn, Marilyn Maye, Bobby Watson, share a laugh as Ahmad Alaadeen shows his award to the photographer backstage...

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

Street procession during the Charlie Parker Symposium

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Kerry Strayer (baritone saxophone), Bobby Watson (alto saxophone), Ben Kynard (tenor saxophone), Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone), wearing a fedora...

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

Street procession during the Charlie Parker Symposium

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Bobby Watson (alto saxophone), Horace Washington (in background, baritone saxophone), Ben Kynard (tenor saxophone), Eddie Saunders (alto saxophone)...

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

Street procession during the Charlie Parker Symposium

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(Front row) Ben Kynard (tenor saxophone), Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone), wearing a fedora, Logan Richardson (alto saxophone), unidentified...

Date Published
March-27-1999
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection
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  • 18th and Vine District
  • Watson, Robert, 1953-

Member of

  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (18)

Types

  • photographs (18)

Genres

  • Color photographs (18)
  • Group portraits (16)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (16)
  • 2001-2010 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (18)
  • Jazz musicians (18)
  • Saxophonists (18)
  • Music museums (10)
  • Busts (5)
  • Statues (5)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (4)
  • Trombonists (4)
  • Vibraphonists (3)
  • African American guitarists (1)
  • African American radio broadcasters (1)
  • Awards (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Jazz singers (1)
  • Music journalists (1)
  • Women jazz singers (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • (-) 18th and Vine District (18)

Subjects, People

  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (17)
  • Saunders, Eddie (5)
  • Brown, Leonard L. (Leonard Lewis), 1946- (4)
  • Grey, Al (4)
  • King, Peter (Saxophonist) (4)
  • Roach, Max, 1924-2007 (4)
  • Hamza, Luqman (3)
  • Jackson, Milt (3)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (3)
  • Jackson, Arthur, 1920-2006 (2)
  • Richardson, Logan, 1980- (2)
  • Strayer, Kerry, 1957-2013 (2)
  • Washington, Horace, 1952-2014 (2)
  • Abdul-Hakim, T. Sharif (1)
  • Benson, George, 1943- (1)
  • Bowman, Bob (Bassist) (1)
  • Hoard, J. Henry (John Henry), 1918-2010 (1)
  • Maye, Marilyn (1)
  • Penn, Steve (1)
  • (-) Watson, Robert, 1953- (18)

Events

  • Charlie Parker Symposium (1999 : Kansas City, Mo.) (12)
  • 18th & Vine Gala “Ellington at 99: Livin’ on the Vine” (1998 : Kansas City, Mo.) (3)
  • Mid-America Jazz Conference (1998 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • Coda Jazz Fund Lifetime Achievements Awards (2006 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1999-03-27 (8)
  • 1999-03-26 (4)
  • 1998-03-13 (2)
  • 1998-09-11 (2)
  • 1998-09-12 (1)
  • 2006-05-20 (1)

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