MUSLIM NAMES IN JAZZ: by Michael Fitzgerald
http://www.jazzdiscography.com/fitzgera/muslim.htm
WEBSITES OF MUSLIM JAZZ MUSICIANS & ARTISTS WHO HAVE IMPACTED THE DISCIPLINES FROM BOTH SIDES
Yusuf Lateef: http://yuseflateef.com
Abdullah Ibrahim: http://www.abdullahibrahim.co.za/
Kamal Abdul Alim
Randy Weston: http://www.randyweston.info/
Rene Mclean
Zim Ngqawana
Ahmed Jamal: http://www.ahmadjamal.net/
Ahmed Abdullah:http://www.ahmedian.com/
Gigi Gryce [Bashir Qusim]: http://www.gigigryce.com/
You might like to Google a few names and enjoy following the leads to many unknown Muslim Musicians and Artists –
Ahmad Abdul Malik – Bass and Oud (Many recordings)
Bilal Abdurahman –Sax, Flute, and Misc.. Instruments.
Ameen Nuraldeen –Vibes, Composition
Sahib Shihab –Sax
Idrees Suleiman – Trumpet
Art Blakey (Abdullah Buhaina)- Drums & leader of The Jazz Messengers
Lynn Hope (Abdullah Rashid Ahmad)- Saxes
George Joyner (Jamil Nasser) –Bass
Ellsworth Ausby (Rashid) – Painter/ Educator/
Jamillah Jennings – Painter/ Educator – (Ellsworth (Rashid) Ausby’s wife)
Rahn Burton (Muqtadir) – Pianist – NYC
Hakim Jami –Bass – Composer/ -[Detroit/NY]
Phil Lasley –Sax/Flute/Educator –(Hanif Shabazz) [Detroit/New York]
Dakota Staton (Aliyah Dawud) Singer
Ayyub Abdallah – drummer (Folkways/Smithsonian)
Jimmy Vass – Alto Sax & Flute
Also see: Muslims in Jazz –(Malik, The Meccan Warriors -Myspace