Abdullah Ibrahim’s “African Suite” came to life as a recording in 1997. And it is still probably better known in that medium than it is as a live, performed work. On Friday night at the Cerritos ...

Now entering his eighth decade, Abdullah Ibrahim has long ago established himself as a true master of jazz—whether in New York, London, Cape Town, or beyond. The pianist has accomplished two very ...

This is FRESH AIR. South African pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim was known early in his career as Dollar Brand. He left South Africa in 1962 for Europe, where Duke Ellington heard and recorded ...

Africa’s Abdullah Ibrahim, one of the finest musicians of our time, turns 91 on Thursday October 9, the very day that Uganda celebrates its birth as an independent country. I will spend the day ...