Ahmad Jamal
Jazz, Musical Artist
1930 –
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Who is Ahmad Jamal?
Ahmad Jamal is an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. According to American music critic Stanley Crouch, Jamal is second in importance in the development of jazz after 1945 only to Charlie Parker. For five decades, he has been one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz.
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- Born
- Jul 2, 1930
Pittsburgh - Also known as
- Frederick Russell Jones
- Fritz Jones
- Ahmad Jahmal
- Ahmed Jamal
- Jamal, Ahmad
- Spouses
- LaLa Brooks
(1966 - )
- LaLa Brooks
- Religion
- Islam
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Westinghouse High School
- Lived in
- Buddy Ebsen
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on July 23, 2013
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