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Ahmad Alaadeen and Bobby Watson during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite

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Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white cap, and Bobby Watson, wearing a red ball cap, during the "21-Sax Salute" at Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln...

Date Published
August-29-1996
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

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

Ben Kynard, Ahmad Alaadeen and Bobby Watson at Charlie Parker's gravesite

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Ben Kynard, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white cap, Bobby Watson, wearing a red ball cap, and an unidentified sax player wearing a straw fedora, during...

Date Published
August-29-1996
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ben Kynard, Ahmad Alaadeen and Bobby Watson at Charlie Parker's gravesite

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Ben Kynard, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white cap, and Bobby Watson, wearing a red ball cap, during the "21-Sax Salute" at Charlie Parker's gravesite in...

Date Published
August-29-1996
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ben Kynard, Ahmad Alaadeen and Bobby Watson at Charlie Parker's gravesite

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Ben Kynard, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white cap, and Bobby Watson, wearing a red ball cap, play saxophones during the "21-Sax Salute" at Charlie...

Date Published
August-29-1996
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 during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite

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Bobby Watson, wearing a red ball cap, and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white cap, stand and smile at the photographer during the "21-Sax Salute" at...

Date Published
August-29-1996
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Bobby Watson and Ahmad Alaadeen during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite

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Bobby Watson, wearing a red ball cap, and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white cap, stand and talk during the "21-Sax Salute" at Charlie Parker's gravesite...

Date Published
August-29-1996
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Bobby Watson and Ahmad Alaadeen listen as the bass player and Sam Johnson, Jr., the drummer, perform at Generations of Jazz

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Bobby Watson (alto saxophone), wearing a black fedora, and Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone), wearing a kufi hat, listen while an unidentified bass...

Date Published
August-19-2000
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 in the Battle of the Saxes

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Bobby Watson, facing to the right of the photographer, blows into a saxophone at the Battle of the Saxes in the Grand Emporium.

Date Published
August-17-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles 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, Eddie Baker, Jay McShann, and Gerald Dunn during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite

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Bobby Watson, wearing a red ball cap backwards, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white cap, Eddie Baker, Jay McShann, wearing a white ball cap, and Gerald...

Date Published
August-29-1996
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

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

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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

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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

Panel for the panel discussion during Generations of Jazz

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Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, Myra Taylor, and Chuck Berg during the panel discussion at Generations of Jazz at Science City in...

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

Panel for the panel discussion during Generations of Jazz

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Neil Tesser, Bobby Watson, Ronnell Bright, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, and Myra Taylor share conversation during a panel discussion at...

Date Published
August-19-2000
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

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  • Watson, Robert, 1953-
  • 1991-2000

Member of

  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (28)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (29)

Genres

  • Color photographs (28)
  • Group portraits (24)
  • Black & white photographs (1)
  • Gelatin silver prints (1)
  • Portrait photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • (-) 1991-2000 (29)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (29)
  • Jazz musicians (29)
  • Saxophonists (29)
  • Music museums (9)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (6)
  • Busts (4)
  • Jazz singers (4)
  • Pianists (4)
  • Statues (4)
  • Trombonists (4)
  • Vibraphonists (3)
  • African American women jazz singers (2)
  • African American guitarists (1)
  • African American men (1)
  • African American radio broadcasters (1)
  • Double bassists (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Museums--Management (1)
  • Music critics (1)
  • Music journalists (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • 18th and Vine District (16)
  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (27)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (6)
  • Saunders, Eddie (5)
  • Brown, Leonard L. (Leonard Lewis), 1946- (4)
  • Grey, Al (4)
  • King, Peter (Saxophonist) (4)
  • Roach, Max, 1924-2007 (4)
  • Basse, David (3)
  • Jackson, Milt (3)
  • Clarke, Chris (Pianist) (2)
  • Hamza, Luqman (2)
  • Jackson, Arthur, 1920-2006 (2)
  • Johnson, Sam, Jr. (2)
  • Richardson, Logan, 1980- (2)
  • Strayer, Kerry, 1957-2013 (2)
  • Taylor, Myra (2)
  • Washington, Horace, 1952-2014 (2)
  • Abdul-Hakim, T. Sharif (1)
  • Baker, Eddie, 1927- (1)
  • Benson, George, 1943- (1)
  • Berg, Chuck (1)
  • Bowman, Bob (Bassist) (1)
  • Bright, Ronnell, 1930- (1)
  • Dunn, Gerald (1)
  • Hoard, J. Henry (John Henry), 1918-2010 (1)
  • McShann, Jay (1)
  • Tesser, Neil (1)
  • (-) Watson, Robert, 1953- (29)

Events

  • Charlie Parker Symposium (1999 : Kansas City, Mo.) (11)
  • 21-Sax Salute (1996 : Kansas City, Mo.) (7)
  • Generations of Jazz at Science City (2000 : Kansas City, Mo.) (5)
  • 18th & Vine Gala “Ellington at 99: Livin’ on the Vine” (1998 : Kansas City, Mo.) (3)
  • Mid-America Jazz Conference (1998 : Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • Battle of the Saxes (2000) (1)

Date Published

  • 1996-08-29 (7)
  • 1999-03-27 (7)
  • 2000-08-19 (5)
  • 1999-03-26 (4)
  • 1998-03-13 (2)
  • 1998-09-11 (2)
  • 1998-09-12 (1)
  • 2000-08-17 (1)

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