American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, teacher, and jazz theoretician. Ahmad Jamal is second in importance in the development of jazz after 1945 only to Charlie Parker. For five decades, he has been one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz.
Since the 1980s Jamal has been regularly touring the major clubs of the United States and the large European jazz festivals. He is generally accompanied by bassist James Cammack and drummer Idris Muhammad. He has also performed regularly with saxophonist George Coleman.
He is the 1st jazz instrumentalist in history to sell over 1 million records is still moving the masses. He’s inspired musicians from Miles Davis to Jay Z and Kanye West.