Jamal was born July 23, 1946 in Jacksonville, Florida, briefly played piano and sax, and began on the vibes in 1964. After serving in the military, he studied at the Granoff School Of Music and gained experience playing with Cosmic Forces and such avant-garde greats as trumpeter Ted Daniel, drummer Sunny Murray, tenor-saxophonist David Murray, violinist Billy Bang and Ronald Shannon Jackson’s Decoding Society plus his own stimulating groups. from www.randomchancerecords.com
