South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim is performing at the Berklee Performance Center on Saturday November 16th, presented by Celebrity Series of Boston. Al Davis and Va Lynda Robinson, hosts of ...

Now entering his eighth decade, Abdullah Ibrahim has long ago established himself as a true master of jazz—whether in New York, London, Cape Town, or beyond. The pianist has accomplished two very ...

South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim laughs when he remembers a gig he played shortly after he moved to America in 1965. “There was this club in New York and I suggested that I bring my trio,” ...

There’s nobody who knows better how to mix disparate, even seemingly inapposite, musical moods and feelings better than Abdullah Ibrahim. In a concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Friday and Saturday, ...

Unlike other forms of popular music, jazz is a product of where artists are from. Each musician's sound is flavored by their environment and surrounding culture. Louis Armstrong had a joyful New ...

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Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Abdullah Ibrahim. Jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim waited at the piano, listening intently, while his ...