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Abdullah Ibrahim, quiet giant of the jazz piano, has died at 91

Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African jazz pianist deemed his country's equivalent to Mozart by Nelson Mandela, died Monday in his adopted home of Germany after a short illness. He was 91 years old. "A

wunc.org•June 19, 2026