Ahmad Jamal Trio, December 9 to 14

A notice for a week of performances by the Ahmad Jamal Trio from December 9 to 14, 2003, with a short biography of the pianist.

It described Jamal, born in Pittsburgh in 1930, as a child prodigy who formed his well-known trio with bassist Israel Crosby and drummer Vernell Fournier, and quoted critic Stanley Crouch on his influence on the way small groups are organized.

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