- Born
- Died
- Birth nameFrederick Russell Jones
- Nickname
- Fritz
- Ahmad Jamal was born on July 2, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for The Bridges of Madison County (1995), The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020) and Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club (1969). He was married to Laura Hess-Hey, Sharifah Frazier and Amema. He died on April 16, 2023 in Ashley Falls, Massachusetts, USA.
- SpousesLaura Hess-Hey(1982 - 1984) (divorced)Sharifah Frazier(? - 1982) (divorced, 1 child)Amema
- Began his professional career at 14 in his native Pittsburgh.
- Won a Lifetime Achievement Grammy in 2017.
- He was declared a Jazz Master in 1994 by the National Endowment for the Arts.
- His album "Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing" was one of the biggest-selling jazz albums of the late 50s.
- Jamal began touring with George Hudson's Orchestra after graduating from George Westinghouse High School in 1948. He joined another touring group known as The Four Strings, which disbanded when violinist Joe Kennedy Jr. left.
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