Khan Jamal

A talented if underrated vibraphonist, Khan Jamal took up the vibes in 1964 and worked early on with the Cosmic Forces and with Byard Lancaster. After further study, Jamal played with Sunny Murray in the late '70s and in the 1980s was with Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society, the bands of Joe Bonner and Billy Bang, and his own groups. He has led sessions for Philly Jazz, Stash, Gazell/Storyville, and most notably, SteepleChase. Khan Jamal died on January 10, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania due to kidney failure; he was 75 years old. ~ Scott Yanow