WASHINGTON: Ahmad Jamal, a towering and influential US jazz pianist, composer and band leader whose career spanned more than seven decades, died at age 92 on Sunday, according to news reports. Jamal’s widow Laura Hess-Hey confirmed his death, The Washington Post reported, while his daughter Sumayah Jamal told The New York Times the cause was prostate cancer. Music news outlets
Celebrated jazz pianist, composer and band leader Ahmad Jamal passed away 92 on Sunday, his wife confirmed. He was 92.Jamal passed away after battling with prostate cancer, his daughter Sumayah.
AHMAD JAMAL, THE influential jazz pianist whose style influenced generations of musicians for seven decades, died on Sunday, The Washington Post reports. He was 92