Ahmad Jamal

By Thomas Hauner

At Jazz at Lincoln Center’s season opening concert series Ahmad Jamal humbly eschewed his celebrated stature, opting to cherish the Hall’s demure acoustics, his quartet’s deft phrasing, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s superb arrangements and soloing. [26 September 2008]

Ahmad Jamal: It’s Magic

By Thomas Hauner

Jamal, one of the few remaining vanguards of jazz’s golden age, remains prolific and relevant in his latest release. [25 June 2008]

Ahmad Jamal: The Legendary Okeh and Epic Recordings

By Will Layman

These are the early sides that turned Miles Davis into a lifelong fan of this swinging, elegant pianist. [16 August 2005]

Ahmad Jamal: After Fajr

By Robert R. Calder

An extremely lively veteran, piano virtuoso boss of a three-man symphony orchestra, only the years have given Jamal some headway as an American institution much less regarded in Europe. [25 July 2005]

Ahmad Jamal: In Search of Momentum

By Marshall Bowden

Ahmad Jamal: Olympia 2000

By Marshall Bowden

Ahmad Jamal is a practicing, practicing, practicing piano player [22 January 2008]