Khan Jamal
American jazz vibraphone and marimba player
About Khan Jamal
Lived 1946 – 2022 (aged 75). Khan Jamal was an American jazz musician, recording artist, vibraphonist and musician.
Khan Jamal (July 23, 1946 – January 10, 2022), born Warren Robert Cheeseboro, was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. He founded the band Sounds of Liberation in 1970. He was described by Ron Wynn as "a proficient soloist when playing free material, jazz-rock and fusion, hard bop, or bluesy fare."
Career Jamal first played for a group called Cosmic Forces during the later part of the 1960s.
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Artist Name Year Label Sounds of Liberation New Horizons 1972 Dogtown Ted Daniel Tapestry 1974 Sun Monnette Sudler Brighter Days for You 1978 Steeplechase Ronald Shannon Jackson & the Decoding Society Nasty 1981 Moers Dwight James Inner Heat 1983 Cadence Jemeel Moondoc Konstanze's Delight 1983 Soul Note Billy Bang Outline No. 12 1983 Celluloid Joe Bonner Suite for Chocolate 1985 SteepleChase Omar Hill and Art Webb Caribbean Breeze 1986 Gaslight Dan Fogel Naked Flowers 1986 Laughing Waters Sunny Murray Change of the Century Orchestra 1999 JAS Omar Hill Tribes of the Future 2000 Afrotex Jemeel Moondoc Revolt of the Negro Lawn Jockeys 2001 Eremite Roy Campbell Jr. It's Krunch Time 2001 Thirsty Ear Antipop Consortium and Matthew Shipp Antipop vs. Matthew Shipp 2003 Thirsty Ear Matthew Shipp Equilibrium 2003 Thirsty Ear Thunderbird Service Soul Unity 2006 Heavenly Sweetness DJ Spooky The Secret Song 2009 Thirsty Ear Scanner with the Post Modern Jazz Quartet Blink of an Eye 2010 Thirsty Ear Sounds of Liberation Unreleased (Columbia University 1973) 2018 Dogtown
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Who was Khan Jamal?
American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1946–2022)
When was Khan Jamal born?
Khan Jamal was born on 23 July 1946 in Jacksonville, Florida.
When did Khan Jamal die?
Khan Jamal died on 10 January 2022 in Philadelphia.
What was Khan Jamal's occupation?
Khan Jamal was a jazz musician, recording artist, vibraphonist and musician.
What nationality was Khan Jamal?
Khan Jamal was American.
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