WGBH

Abdullah Ibrahim on his new trio, meeting Duke Ellington, and his accidental anthem, "Mannenberg"

South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim is performing at the Berklee Performance Center on Saturday November 16th, presented by Celebrity Series of Boston. Al Davis and Va Lynda Robinson, hosts of ...
NPR

'The Balance': Abdullah Ibrahim Is Deeply Rooted Yet Sounds Like No One Else

The latest album from the 84-year-old South African composer and pianist showcases his work as a master composer of melodic mood pieces. This is FRESH AIR. Earlier this year, South African composer ...
New York Sun

A Jazz Maestro, Abdullah Ibrahim, Brings His Unique Sounds to Jazz at Lincoln Center

There’s nobody who knows better how to mix disparate, even seemingly inapposite, musical moods and feelings better than Abdullah Ibrahim. In a concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Friday and Saturday, ...
The Financial Times

Abdullah Ibrahim: 3 review — trio jazz album captures the South African pianist at his best

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The late-life performances of pianist Abdullah Ibrahim are a singular blend of career retrospective, meditation ...
The Boston Globe

At 90, jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim is still finding new ways to engage with music

South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim laughs when he remembers a gig he played shortly after he moved to America in 1965. “There was this club in New York and I suggested that I bring my trio,” ...
The List

Alex Bondonnos Water From An Ancient Well: a homage to the sounds of Abdulah Ibrahim

A stellar jazz sextet performs a musical tribute to the jazz sound of South Africa and pianist Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand). Experience a joyous celebration of this unique jazz style and musical ...