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Ahmed Abdullah

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American jazz musician

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Within Vinony's link graph, Ahmed Abdullah is referenced by 180 other articles, and connects out to Sun Ra discography, New York City and International Standard Book Number.

It is catalogued under topics including 1947 births, 20th-century American trumpeters and American avant-garde musicians.

Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

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  • Über die Herkunft und Bedeutung von Kreatin und Kreatinin
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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
South Africa
Active from
1934-10-09
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Listeners · Last.fm

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Total plays
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Ahmed Abdullah (originally Leroy Bland, born May 10, 1946 in New York City) is a jazz trumpeter. He began playing when he was 13 years old. By the 1970s he was performing in New York's loft scene, and joined the Sun Ra Arkestra in 1976. Since that time he has played with Chico Freeman, Ronnie Boykins, Charles Brackeen, Steve Reid, John Hicks and Marion Brown. He led his own Solomonic Quintet and recorded for Silkheart and Cadence Jazz. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ahmed+Abdullah">Read

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date of birth
1947-05-10
birth name
Leroy Bland
religious name
Ahmed Abdullah
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