Abdoulaye Diabaté (pianist)

Abdoulaye Diabaté (1959 – 16 January 2025) was a Senegalese jazz pianist.

[1] Born in 1959, Diabaté studied at the National School of Arts of Senegal [fr] for 10 years.

He developed a passion for jazz and became the leader of the Orchestre National du Sénégal.

[2] In 1990, he left Senegal for Europe, leaving the orchestra to his brother, Madou Diabaté [fr].

[3] In 2002, he founded the Kora Jazz Trio alongside Djeli Moussa Diawara and Moussa Sissokho, producing three albums and touring across concert venues and jazz clubs.