AHMAD JAMAL: Saturday, Nov. 23 ? Memorial Auditorium, BTI Center, Raleigh

From: The Independent Weekly | Date: December 4, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

they experienced. The focus of the evening was Ahmad Jamal masterfully communicating and spreading joy with his piano. Mr. Jamal had a very strong supporting cast for this event; Idris Muhammad played drums ? I mean he had fun playing on the drums, and the anchor for the evening was the boyish looking Mr. Cammack on bass. This was a wonderfully produced event from the marketing to the pre-concert reception, the concert itself, and the post-concert reception. The Mayor of Raleigh proclaimed it Ahmad Jamal Day in Raleigh at the beginning of the concert. Every element was elegant, and classy.

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