Khan Jamal (July 23, 1946 – January 10, 2022), born Warren Robert Cheeseboro, was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player.
He was described by Ron Wynn as "a proficient soloist when playing free material, jazz-rock and fusion, hard bop, or bluesy fare.
[1][2] Its members included Monnette Sudler (guitar), Billy Mills (bass), Dwight James (drums), and Omar Hill and Rashid Salim (percussion).
[2][4] In addition to leading his own groups, Jamal performed with Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society in the 1980s,[4] Joe Bonner, Billy Bang, Charles Tyler and others.
[1][3] His first solo album was Drum Dance to the Motherland,[2] a live recording that was held in a small café in his hometown and first released in 1973.