Ahmad Jamal
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Ahmad Jamal was an American male jazz pianist who began his professional work in 1948. He was associated with the cool jazz, hard bop, and post-bop genres. His musical output included five works, such as the *Ahmad Jamal Collection* and *Ahmad Jamal Collection (Artist Transcriptions)*. Other listed titles include *The Routledge Companion to Ethnic Marketing*, *Rhythmic Thought*, and *Islamic Tourism*.
Jamal was born on July 2, 1930, and died on April 16, 2023. He maintained an official website at ahmadjamal.com. His music has been categorized under tags including jazz, piano, and Hard Bop.
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Key facts
- Born
- Frederick Russell Jones , ( 1930-07-02 ) July 2, 1930, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- April 16, 2023 (2023-04-16) (aged 92), Ashley Falls, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Genres
- Jazz hard bop modal jazz cool jazz post-bop
- Occupation
- Musician
- Instrument
- Piano
- Years active
- 1948–2020
- Labels
- OKeh Parrot Epic Argo Atlantic Dreyfus Impulse! Telarc Jazzbook/ACM
- Website
- www .ahmadjamal .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Russell
- Family name
- Jones
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh
- Place of death
- Sheffield
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Islam
- Award
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Field of work
- performing arts
- Genre
- post-bop
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Official website
- www.ahmadjamal.com
- Image
- Ahmad jamal.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ahmad Jamal
- date of birth
- 1930-07-02
- birth name
- Frederick Russell Jones
- religious name
- Ahmad Jamal
- name in native language
- Ahmad Jamal
- date of death
- 2023-04-16
- pseudonym
- Ahmad Jamal
- cause of death
- prostate cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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Encyclopedic overview
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. He was a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master and won a Lifetime Achievement Grammy for his contributions to music history.
Biography
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