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Ahmad Jamal (* 2. Juli 1930 in Pittsburgh als Frederick Russell Jones, Pennsylvania) ist ein afro-amerikanischer Jazz-Pianist, Komponist und Arrangeur. Er hieß Frederick "Fritz" Russell Jones, bevor er um 1952 zum Islam übertrat. Jamal hatte Klavierunterricht, besuchte die Westinghouse High School und tritt seit seiner Jugend professionell auf. Zunächst ging er mit George Hudson auf Tournee und arbeitete 1949 und 1950 bei den Four Strings. Heute arbeitet er im klassischen Klaviertrio mit Bass und Schlagzeug, zwischen 1950 und 1956 allerdings im schlagzeuglosen Trio mit Bass und Ray Crawford, Gitarre (vor Oscar Petersons derartigem Trio mit Barney Kessel bzw. Herb Ellis...

Using traditional Afghan instruments, the Ahmad Sham Sufi Qawwali Group has been preforming for over thirty years. After having been banned in the years of the Taliban, the group has begun to gain popularity at home and on a global scale. .

Jawad was born on September 29, 1970 in Lahore, Pakistan to parents who are both professors of political science. Jawad Ahmad studied mechanical engineering at the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. His career in music is preceded by active participation in various societies including the music and the literary society at University of Engineering and Technology in Lahore and which he claims formed the basis of a serious consideration of adopting music as a career much later in his life after he had graduated and left the band named Jupiter. He has received no formal education in music, most...

One of Madlib's Jazz Cats personalities and a member of Yesterday's New Quintet. As well as releasing his EP Ahmad's First, he has also played on Shades of Blue. .

Shoeb Ahmad is a musician/sound artist based in Canberra, Australia. Beginning with toy microphones and instruments, Shoeb obsessed over feedback manipulation and minimal organ drone before feeling the push of punk experimentation. He performs and records fragile tone structures and spacious songforms using guitar, voice, field recordings, keyboard and laptop. He has released recordings on the Sound & Fury, Wilting Flower and Low Point labels while performing alongside the likes of Gersey, DJ Olive, Richard Chartier, Tenniscoats, Christopher Willits and Magic Dirt. Shoeb has just released his first full length CD, titled 'Sonar Love Songs' on French label Cook An...