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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 an unidentified venue

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Bobby Watson performing at an unidentified venue. He is playing saxophone on stage in front of an unidentified bass player. Watson is wearing a...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Bobby Watson at the 2001 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

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Bobby Watson, looking directly at the photographer, blows into a microphoned alto saxophone during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.

Date Published
July-20-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles 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 at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2003

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Bobby Watson blows into an alto saxophone that has a microphone in front of it during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.

Date Published
June-28-2003
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Bobby Watson helps Claude "Fiddler" Williams celebrate his 93rd birthday

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Bobby Watson holds an alto saxophone and smiles to his left at Claude "Fiddler" Williams closing his eyes and playing the fiddle at the Blue Room...

Date Published
February-19-2001
Member of
Evie Quarles 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 with Jay McShann

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Bobby Watson seated next to and shaking hands with Jay McShann; both in hats and a white van is behind them; both looking over to the left of the...

Date Published
July-2004
Member of
Jay McShann 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

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

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