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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A beloved piano player and composer, Jamal’s unique sound influenced fellow jazz greats Miles Davis and McCoy Tyner, as well as a generation of crate-digging hip-hop lyricists and producers who ...

Ahmad Jamal, a jazz pianist for more than seven decades who influenced generations of musicians with his minimalist playing style, died Sunday. He was 92. The musician’s wife, Laura Hess-Hay, ...

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.