Ahmed Abdullah (born Leroy Bland; May 10, 1946)[1] is an American jazz trumpeter who was a prominent member of Sun Ra's band.
[1] By the 1970s, he was performing in New York's loft scene with various groups including the Melodic Art-Tet (Charles Brackeen, Roger Blank and Ronnie Boykins, later William Parker) and joined the Sun Ra Arkestra.
[1] He stayed on with the Arkestra after Sun Ra's demise working under the leadership of John Gilmore and then Marshall Allen.
In 1995, Ahmed and his wife, Monique Ngozi Nri, formed Melchizedek Music Productions (MMP), to breathe new life into the Sun Ra Arkestra.
[6][7] With Sun Ra With Billy Bang With Arthur Blythe With Dennis González With The Group (Abdullah, Marion Brown, Billy Bang, Sirone, Fred Hopkins, Andrew Cyrille) With the Melodic Art-Tet (Abdullah, Charles Brackeen, William Parker, Roger Blank, Tony Waters) Arkestra members