Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones, July 2, 1930) is an American jazz pianist, composer, group leader, and educator. For five decades, he has been one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz. Read full biography of Ahmad Jamal →
I would like to be a scholar in whatever I do, a scholar is never finished, he is always seeking and I am always seeking.
The quickest way to become troubled is to be concerned with what people are gonna say about your life and your work.
Many fail to realize this great recording industry was built by so-called jazz artists. And at the other end of the spectrum, a base in European... →
You've got a big, big problem if you get caught up in what people say. If you're gonna live for what people say, you might as well lay down... →