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American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator
- Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones; July 2, 1930 – April 16, 2023) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. For six decades, he was one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz.
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Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones; July 2, 1930 – April 16, 2023) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. For six decades, he was one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz.
Apr 16, 2023 · Ahmad Jamal, whose measured, spare piano style was an inspiration to generations of jazz musicians, died on Sunday at his home in Ashley Falls, Mass. He was 92. The cause was prostate cancer,...
- Eric Grode
Apr 16, 2023 · His fluency in European classical music — Jamal disdained the term jazz, preferring American classical music as a descriptor for his work — was a highlight of his style.
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- Martin Johnson
Apr 17, 2023 · Acclaimed jazz pianist, composer and band leader Ahmad Jamal has died aged 92, his wife has said. The cause was prostate cancer, his daughter Sumayah Jamal told the New York Times. Ahmad Jamal...
Apr 16, 2023 · Ahmad Jamal, the influential jazz pianist whose style influenced generations of musicians for seven decades, died on Sunday, The Washington Post reports. He was 92. His daughter Sumayah...
Apr 17, 2023 · The musician Ahmad Jamal, who died on Sunday at the age of ninety-two, was a modest colossus of jazz who subtly cast his musical imagination across a wide spectrum of forms and ideas. What’s...
Apr 17, 2023 · Jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal died Sunday at the age of 92. Jamal helped define American jazz during his eight decades of performances. Even Miles Davis took cues from him early on in his...
