More than six decades into a trail-blazing career in music, and recently named a Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts, Abdullah Ibrahim shows no signs of slowing down. The legendary jazz pianist, composer and anti-Apartheid activist – Nelson Mandela called him the "Mozart...
On his first album in five years, the pianist finds yet more surprising pleasures in his signature blend of South African music and American jazz....
The material on The Balance may be new to listeners – including the title track, premiering exclusively below – but it's very familiar to veteran pianist and newly christened NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim on his first new album in five years. "We've been playing this music...
The return of a South African jazz legend; new records redefining the role of the harp within jazz; the debut of a new, boundary-defying ensemble. All this and more on this month’s list of ten albums you need to know about....
Legends including Joshua Redman and Sérgio Mendes are on strong form, but the festival relaxes to allow the dynamism of London’s young jazz scene to shine....
Week of April 8: This week, a premiere from a South African legend, a “country music” kerfuffle continues, and The National keep busy....
The 2019 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim will conduct a master class with Howard University student musicians Tuesday, April 16, 2019 from 12:40–1:40 p.m. inside Howard University’s Childers Recital Hall, located at 2455 6thStreet NW, Washington, D.C. Ibrahim is recipient of a 2019 NEA...
In two settings Sunday evening, pianist Abdullah Ibrahim showed why the NEA designated him a Jazz Master. The evening began with a 1+ meeting between Ibrahim and a theatre filled with young students, peppering him with questions about his career in music. Ibrahim gave a rich...
LUSH LIFE Presents Abdullah Ibrahim Solo Piano Concert 2019 at Kamigamo Shrine. 2019.9.28 (sat) / 29 (sun) 開催決定！詳細は、Facebook, Twitterにて後日あらためてお知らせします。（GW前後予定）...
Free Tickets to the April 15 Tribute Concert Available to Reserve Starting March 7 Washington, DC: The National Endowment for the Arts will honor the 2019 NEA Jazz Masters – recipients of the nation’s highest honor in jazz – at a series of free events this...