Saturday, August 17, 2013

Joy of Jazz: Meet influential jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal

By Peter Feldman | Mail & Guardian Online – 22 hours ago
Ahmad Jamal isone of jazz music's most innovative and influential pianists, composers, and educators.
Jamal  is making his second trip to South Africa at the end of this month to perform with his renowned group at the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz from August 22 to 24.
"I'm coming back to your country because I had such a wonderful experience in Cape Town some years ago," he said in an interview. "I like the lay of the land."
His concert, he says, will feature spectacular percussion work from Manolo Badrena and some great solos from drummer Herlin Riley and bassist Reginald Veal as they perform both old and new compositions.
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