Ahmad Jamal released a flurry of albums between 1958 and 1970, many of them recorded on location. These 20-plus records do nothing to tarnish Jamal and his ensembles’ reputation as among the most ...

Ahmad Jamal, a pianist, composer and arranger whose innovative, chamber jazz style had a powerful impact on his contemporaries while gaining widespread popularity via such recordings as his ...

This is FRESH AIR. Pianist Ahmad Jamal died on April 16 at age 92. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, broke through with his small-group music in Chicago in the 1950s and recorded scores of records ...

Jazz piano legend Ahmad Jamal has died at the age of 92. The pioneering musician, who was known for his minimalistic playing and compositions that explored space, time and dynamics, passed away at his ...

Jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal has passed away at 92, as The Washington Post confirms. Jamal was born Fredrick Russell Jones in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and he began playing the piano when he was only ...

Jamal was born in Pittsburgh, broke through with his small group music in Chicago in the 1950s, and recorded scores of records through 2016 — a 65-year recording career. He died April 16. This is ...

Jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal performs at the Louisiana Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans in 2011. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press) Ahmad Jamal, a pianist, composer and arranger whose innovative ...

Ahmad Jamal, the jazz pianist best known for his arrangement of "Poinciana," has died at 92. News of his passing was first confirmed to The Washington Post by Jamal's wife, Laura Hess-Hey, on Sunday.