Ahmad Jamal both caressed and shook the Blue Note during the second set of his appearance on this Sunday in May. Famous for his use of dynamics (soft- loud contrasts, sudden stops and starts, ...

Ahmad Jamal, one of the most elegant, eloquent and influential pianists and composers in modern jazz, died on Sunday, his wife, Laura Hess-Hey, and his daughter, Sumayah Jamal, told the Washington ...

Ahmad Jamal, the innovative and pioneering jazz pianist, has died at 92. Miles Davis once said, 'All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.' ...

“We studied Bach and Ellington, Mozart and Art Tatum. When you start at 3, what you hear you play. I heard all these things.” Jamal’s debut album, Ahmad Jamal Plays, recorded with guitarist ...