Ahmad Jamal January 4, 2006

Celebrated pianist-composer Ahmad Jamal continues touring throughout the world as he has for the last five decades. Noted for his outstanding technical command and identifiable sound as a piano stylist, Mr. Jamal ranks as one of the most influential and popular artists in the history of jazz music. He is one of the few jazz artists to sell over 1 million copies of an individual recording with But Not For Me, which featured the hit "Poinciana" and stayed on the charts for an unprecedented 108 weeks. Considering his trio "an orchestra," Mr. Jamal not only achieves a unified sound, but subtly inserts independent roles for the bass and drums. The hallmarks of his style are rhythmic innovations, colorful harmonic perceptions and the unique sense of space in his music, making his concepts exciting without being loud in volume.