Ahmad Jamal
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It is catalogued under topics including 1930 births, 2023 deaths and 20th-century African-American musicians.
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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
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ahmad Jamal” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.