Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

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: Ahmad Alaadeen from his left side; Ahmad Alaadeen, from his left side, looks down wearing a fedora, as he blows into a saxophone., 2000, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen from his left side; Ahmad Alaadeen, directly from his left side, wearing a fedora, blows into a saxophone as he looks straight ahead., 2000, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen from his left side; Ahmad Alaadeen, from his left side, looks down wearing a fedora, as he blows into a saxophone., 2000, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen from his left side; Ahmad Alaadeen, directly from his left side, wearing a fedora, blows into a saxophone as he looks straight ahead., 2000, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen from his left side; Ahmad Alaadeen, from his left side, looks down wearing a fedora, as he blows into a saxophone., 2000, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen gets a thank you from the band; Ahmad Alaadeen (third from left) with five musicians whose signatures are on the polaroid (Matt Whitlock, Todd Laplante, Jefferson Crutchfield, Stephen Austin (drums), and an illegible signature) who had an opportunity to play with him at an unidentified venue and event., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., polaroid image; inscribed to Alaadeen by the five musicians

: Ahmad Alaadeen gets attention; Unidentified man points at Ahmad Alaadeen at as they stand and smile at the photographer to get their photo taken at an unidentified venue and event., No date; likely 2000s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen gets caught up on saxophone talk; Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a stocking cap, bending over holding a tenor saxophone while listening to two unidentified men in an unidentified venue., No date; likely between 2001-2010, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen gets ready to rehearse at the Governor's Mansion; Ahmad Alaadeen, casually dressed, looking over his saxophone as he gets ready to rehearse for a performance in the Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City, Missouri. He is reflected in a floor-to-ceiling mirror on the wall., June 19, 2002, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen getting a standing ovation; Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap and holding a tenor saxophone, receiving applause and a standing ovation from the congregation at an unidentified church and event., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen gives a lesson in rhythm to the Paseo Academy Jazz Ensemble; Ahmad Alaadeen giving advice to student Marcus Harper (drums), wearing a ball cap, while rehearsing with the Paseo Academy Jazz Ensemble., January 1992, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen giving a hug while resting offstage; Ahmad Alaadeen, seated and wearing a ball cap, hugs an unidentified person bending down to Ahmad while hanging out offstage by the rear entrance of the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri., 2006, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen greeting a fan after the concert with the Paseo Academy Jazz Ensemble; Ahmad Alaadeen and an unidentified man (holding a toddler) the night of the concert with the Paseo Academy Jazz Ensemble., February 4, 1992, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen greeting his friend; Standing outside a building among parked cars, possibly Sonny Kenner, from his right side, motions toward Ahmad Alaadeen. Ahmad is laughing and extending his left hand toward Sonny. Franz Bruce stands behind Sonny laughing at what Sonny is saying. There is an unidentified man wearing a ball cap, leaning on a car, holding a cigarette and looking away from the group behind and to the left of Franz Bruce. 18th and Vine, possibly an event in conjunction with Robert Altman's film "Kansas City.", 1996, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., 2 copies

: Ahmad Alaadeen greets Jay McShann; Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap, looks up over his glasses and stands behind a seated Jay McShann as they shake hands. Jay looks up and to his left smiling at Ahmad as Jay points straight ahead with his left hand. They are at an unidentified venue possibly in the 18th and Vine District in Kansas City, Missouri. Instruments surround the two., August 21, 1996, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., 2 copies

: Ahmad Alaadeen greets a fan; Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, and an unidentified woman stand in front of a brick wall at Carr Square Village in St. Louis, Missouri., May 25, 1997, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen greets fans at Banquets Beyond the Bay; Ahmad Alaadeen (second from left), wearing a kufi hat, shaking hands with an unidentified man as two unidentified women look on during the night of a concert at Banquets Beyond the Bay; Sikeston, Missouri., February 8, 1996, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen grins during a concert at the Gem Theater; Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a tam-style hat while holding a tenor saxophone, grins as he stands behind a microphone during a jazz concert featuring Olathe North High, Oregon Trail Junior High, and Santa Fe Trail Junior High jazz bands at the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri., February 16, 2002, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen hams it up with Yoko Takemura; Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a headscarf and holding his crossed hands in reverse peace signs, i.e.: reversed "Vs" while seated at an outdoor table, and Yoko Takemura standing behind him laughing with her hands on Ahmad's shoulders in the Dunfee/Alaadeen residence in Overland Park, Kansas., September 2000, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen hanging out offstage; An unidentified man thumbs through charts as Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, speaks with someone off camera while hanging out offstage by the rear entrance of the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri., 2006, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen holding his grandchild; Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing an apron, sits outside holding his grandchild, Riley Christine Scott., 2005, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen holding his great grandchild; Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a knit cap, sits on a couch holding his great grandchild wearing an Old Navy hoody., No date; likely 2000s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen holds his saxophones together while backstage with Jay and Marianne McShann; Backstage during the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival in Davenport, Iowa, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white flat cap, holds a soprano saxophone and a tenor saxophone together as if he is playing them like a guitar as he stands behind Jay McShann, seated, and Marianne McShann standing to Jay's left. Marianne smiles at the photographer., July 3, 1993, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections., 2 copies; copy 2: 5x3.5

: Ahmad Alaadeen holds up a fish; Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, holding up likely a trout he caught at "Lake Alaadeen" on Tom Alexios' property outside Lawrence, Kansas., April 2006, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen imitates Cotton Candy at BB's Lawnside BBQ; Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) imitates Cotton Candy's stance as an unidentified acoustic guitarist and bass player perform at BB's Lawnside BBQ in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified electric guitarist sits behind Cotton Candy and listens., November 2004, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen in a classroom; Ahmad Alaadeen and an unidentified woman stand in a classroom and smile at the photographer at an unidentified venue., No date; likely 1990s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen in a montage of photographs; Contact sheet of 15 images: Community celebration honoring Ahmad Alaadeen's Lifetime Achievement Award granted by the American Jazz Museum earlier that weekend; included are shots of Ahmad Alaadeen, Victoria "Fanny" Dunfee, event organizer Prophett Maine, local music group Phil Callier and Jhamm, and others; outside Salaam Café in Kansas City, Missouri., May 2, 2010, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

: Ahmad Alaadeen in a publicity photograph; Ahmad Alaadeen, in a publicity photograph, smiles at the photographer as he holds a saxophone in his left hand up by his left shoulder. "Ahmad Alaadeen" is printed across the bottom of the photograph., No date; likely 2000s, Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

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