Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

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: Al Grey and Ahmad Alaadeen on the street; Al Grey, wearing a flat cap, and Ahmad Alaadeen on the street in a crowd during the Charlie Parker Symposium at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri., March 25, 1999, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., 2 copies; copy 2: 4x6

: Al Pearson, Terry Hughes, Ahmad Alaadeen, Rod Fleeman, Gerald Spaits, and Jay McShann perform; Al Pearson (trumpet), Terry Hughes[?] (drums, partially obscured), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), Rod Fleeman (guitar), Gerald Spaits (bass), Jay McShann (piano) performing indoors at an unidentified sunny venue., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing perform indoors; Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), and the Deans of Swing, likely Everette Freeman (piano), Tyrone Clark (bass), Sonny Kenner (guitar), and likely Don Mumford (drums) perform at the Kansas City Art Institute., No date; possibly 1991, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: All of the Kansas City Jazz Heritage Award recipients seated at Saks Fifth Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri; (Front row) Arch Martin, Luqman Hamza, an unidentified woman, and Frank Smith, (back row) Dick Wright, Ahmad Alaadeen, Sonny Kenner, Eddie Saunders, and an unidentified man during the Jazz Heritage Awards reception at Saks Fifth Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri., August 23, 1991, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Arthur Jackson, Eddie Saunders, Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, Luqman Hamza at "Bird Lives" statue in Kansas City; Arthur Jackson, wearing a beret, Eddie Saunders, wearing a kufi cap, Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing fedoras, and Luqman Hamza (mostly out of frame), wearing a kufi hat, at the Charlie Parker Memorial dedication ("Bird Lives"), 17th Terrace and The Paseo during the Charlie Parker Symposium at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri., March 27, 1999, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Arthur Jackson, Eddie Saunders, Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, Luqman Hamza at the "Bird Lives" statue in Kansas City, MO; An unidentified man holding an alto saxophone and wearing a bucket hat, Arthur Jackson, wearing a beret, Eddie Saunders, wearing a kufi hat, Bobby Watson, and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing fedoras, stand at the Charlie Parker Memorial dedication ("Bird Lives"), 17th Terrace and The Paseo during the Charlie Parker Symposium at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri., March 27, 1999, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Band Tropique getting ready to record; Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap, walks in front of Norman Hedman as Misha Tsiganov (left) and Craig Rivers look on during a recording session for Hedman's band Tropique, "Taken by Surprise" at the Eastside Sound Studio in New York City., No date; likely 2000, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ben Kynard and Ahmad Alaadeen play saxophones with another saxophonist at Charlie Parker's gravesite; An unidentified saxophonist in a ball cap plays a saxophone along side Ben Kynard and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white cap, at Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri., August 29, 1996, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ben Kynard visits The Blue Room; Ben Kynard likely at the Blue Room in Kansas City, Missouri., February 9, 1998, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ben Kynard, Ahmad Alaadeen and Bobby Watson at Charlie Parker's gravesite; 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 Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri., August 29, 1996, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ben Kynard, Ahmad Alaadeen and Bobby Watson at Charlie Parker's gravesite; 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 the "21-Sax Salute" at Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri., August 29, 1996, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ben Kynard, Ahmad Alaadeen and Bobby Watson at Charlie Parker's gravesite; 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 Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri., August 29, 1996, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Benny Carter and Ahmad Alaadeen play their saxes on the street; Benny Carter and Ahmad Alaadeen play their saxophones on the street in the 18th and Vine District, possibly during an event in conjunction with Robert Altman's film "Kansas City." A clarinet player, wearing a flat cap, is visible between them in the background., 1996, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Big band performing at The Blue Room; Ahmad Alaadeen (sax, bottom left) performing with an unidentified big band which includes Al Pearson (trumpet, far right), Earlie Braggs and likely, Tim Perryman (trombone), at the Blue Room in Kansas City, Missouri., No date; likely 2000s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Billy Taylor and Ahmad Alaadeen; Billy Taylor, writing on a paper, and Ahmad Alaadeen watching him write, stand by a brick wall at an unidentified venue and event. An unidentified man stands mostly obscured in the foreground of the photograph., No date; likely 2000s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bob Bowman, Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen and T. Sharif Abdul-Hakim enjoy the Mid-America Jazz Conference; 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 Conference at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri., March 13, 1998, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bobby Watson and Ahmad Alaadeen backstage at the Gem Theater; 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 "Ellington At 99: Livin' on the Vine" at the Gem Theater in the 18th and Vine district in Kansas City, Missouri., September 11, 1998, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bobby Watson and Ahmad Alaadeen during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite; 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 in Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri., August 29, 1996, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., 2 copies

: Bobby Watson and Ahmad Alaadeen during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite; 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 Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri., August 29, 1996, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bobby Watson and Ahmad Alaadeen listen as the bass player and Sam Johnson, Jr., the drummer, perform at Generations of Jazz; Bobby Watson (alto saxophone), wearing a black fedora, and Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone), wearing a kufi hat, listen while an unidentified bass player and Sam Johnson, Jr. (drums) perform at Generations of Jazz at Science City in Union Station at Kansas City, Missouri., August 19, 2000, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bobby Watson and Ahmad Alaadeen perform on the street in the 18th and Vine District; Bobby Watson and Ahmad Alaadeen, sit outdoors with their instruments and wearing ball caps while an unidentified woman wearing an apron stands to Ahmad's right during the Annual 18th & Vine Gala "Ellington At 99: Livin' On The Vine" outside the Gem Theater in the 18th and Vine district in Kansas City, Missouri. A couple of the crowd, mostly out of the frame, can be seen in front of Bobby and Ahmad., September 12, 1998, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bobby Watson at the dedication of the Charlie Parker Memorial ("Bird Lives"); Bobby Watson, wearing a fedora, at the Charlie Parker Memorial dedication ("Bird Lives"), 17th Terrace and The Paseo during the Charlie Parker Symposium at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri., March 27, 1999, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, Eddie Baker, Jay McShann, and Gerald Dunn during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite; 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 Dunn, also wearing a cap, during the "21-Sax Salute" at Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri., August 29, 1996, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., 2 copies

: Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Luqman Hamza at the "Bird Lives" statue in Kansas City, MO; Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing fedoras, and Luqman Hamza, wearing a kufi hat, at the Charlie Parker Memorial dedication ("Bird Lives"), 17th Terrace and The Paseo during the Charlie Parker Symposium at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri., March 27, 1999, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Luqman Hamza during the Charlie Parker Memorial dedication; Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing fedoras, and Luqman Hamza, wearing a kufi hat, at the Charlie Parker Memorial dedication ("Bird Lives"), 17th Terrace and The Paseo during the Charlie Parker Symposium at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri., March 27, 1999, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Bonnie Sue Cooper and Ahmad Alaadeen; State Representative Bonnie Sue Cooper and Ahmad Alaadeen laugh as they stand together at an unidentified venue and event.., No date; likely 1989, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Butch Berman, Jo Boehr, Fanny Dunfee, Steve Irwin, Ahmad Alaadeen and at The Blue Room; Butch Berman, wearing a Dashiki-style shirt, Jo Boehr, Victoria "Fanny" Dunfee, Steve Irwin, Ahmad Alaadeen, also wearing a Dashiki-style shirt, and an unidentified woman gather around a table at The Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. The audience and museum exhibitions are visible behind the group., No date; likely 2005, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Carolyn and Mel Wanzo with Yoko Takemura and Fanny Dunfee and Ahmad Alaadeen share a meal; Carolyn Wanzo, Yoko Takemura, Mel Wanzo, Victoria "Fanny" Dunfee, and Ahmad Alaadeen at an unidentified restaurant on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri., September 6, 2001, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

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