Jamal first played for a group called Cosmic Forces during the later part of the 1960s. He also played with The Sun Ra Arkestra. After leaving the group, he teamed up with several other of its former members to play with Sunny Murray's group Untouchable Factor.
Jamal had two sons: Khan II and Tahir. He died on January 10, 2022, at the Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia. He was 75, and suffered kidney failure prior to his death.
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Chinen, Nate (January 11, 2022). "Khan Jamal, vibraphonist who merged free jazz and fusion in a spiritual vein, is dead at 75". WBGO. Retrieved January 13, 2022. The band released one album, originally titled New Horizons, on its own Dogtown label in 1972. Its impact was barely felt outside of Philadelphia, though it has since acquired a glowing cachet. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-11/khan-jamal-vibraphonist-who-merged-free-jazz-and-fusion-in-a-spiritual-vein-is-dead-at-75
Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (January 12, 2022). "Khan Jamal, vibraphonist who merged free jazz and fusion in a spiritual vein, is dead at 75". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 13, 2022. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-11/khan-jamal-vibraphonist-who-merged-free-jazz-and-fusion-in-a-spiritual-vein-is-dead-at-75
Chinen, Nate (January 11, 2022). "Khan Jamal, vibraphonist who merged free jazz and fusion in a spiritual vein, is dead at 75". WBGO. Retrieved January 13, 2022. The band released one album, originally titled New Horizons, on its own Dogtown label in 1972. Its impact was barely felt outside of Philadelphia, though it has since acquired a glowing cachet. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-11/khan-jamal-vibraphonist-who-merged-free-jazz-and-fusion-in-a-spiritual-vein-is-dead-at-75
Chinen, Nate (January 11, 2022). "Khan Jamal, vibraphonist who merged free jazz and fusion in a spiritual vein, is dead at 75". WBGO. Retrieved January 13, 2022. The band released one album, originally titled New Horizons, on its own Dogtown label in 1972. Its impact was barely felt outside of Philadelphia, though it has since acquired a glowing cachet. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-11/khan-jamal-vibraphonist-who-merged-free-jazz-and-fusion-in-a-spiritual-vein-is-dead-at-75
Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (January 12, 2022). "Khan Jamal, vibraphonist who merged free jazz and fusion in a spiritual vein, is dead at 75". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 13, 2022. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-11/khan-jamal-vibraphonist-who-merged-free-jazz-and-fusion-in-a-spiritual-vein-is-dead-at-75
Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (January 12, 2022). "Khan Jamal, vibraphonist who merged free jazz and fusion in a spiritual vein, is dead at 75". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 13, 2022. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-11/khan-jamal-vibraphonist-who-merged-free-jazz-and-fusion-in-a-spiritual-vein-is-dead-at-75
Wynn, Ron (1994), Ron Wynn (ed.), All Music Guide to Jazz, M. Erlewine, V. Bogdanov, San Francisco: Miller Freeman, pp. 370–371, ISBN 978-0-87930-308-2 978-0-87930-308-2
Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. pp. 762–763. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0. 978-0-14-103401-0
Chinen, Nate (January 11, 2022). "Khan Jamal, vibraphonist who merged free jazz and fusion in a spiritual vein, is dead at 75". WBGO. Retrieved January 13, 2022. The band released one album, originally titled New Horizons, on its own Dogtown label in 1972. Its impact was barely felt outside of Philadelphia, though it has since acquired a glowing cachet. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-11/khan-jamal-vibraphonist-who-merged-free-jazz-and-fusion-in-a-spiritual-vein-is-dead-at-75
Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (January 12, 2022). "Khan Jamal, vibraphonist who merged free jazz and fusion in a spiritual vein, is dead at 75". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 13, 2022. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-11/khan-jamal-vibraphonist-who-merged-free-jazz-and-fusion-in-a-spiritual-vein-is-dead-at-75
Chinen, Nate (January 11, 2022). "Khan Jamal, vibraphonist who merged free jazz and fusion in a spiritual vein, is dead at 75". WBGO. Retrieved January 13, 2022. The band released one album, originally titled New Horizons, on its own Dogtown label in 1972. Its impact was barely felt outside of Philadelphia, though it has since acquired a glowing cachet. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-11/khan-jamal-vibraphonist-who-merged-free-jazz-and-fusion-in-a-spiritual-vein-is-dead-at-75
Chinen, Nate (January 11, 2022). "Khan Jamal, vibraphonist who merged free jazz and fusion in a spiritual vein, is dead at 75". WBGO. Retrieved January 13, 2022. The band released one album, originally titled New Horizons, on its own Dogtown label in 1972. Its impact was barely felt outside of Philadelphia, though it has since acquired a glowing cachet. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-11/khan-jamal-vibraphonist-who-merged-free-jazz-and-fusion-in-a-spiritual-vein-is-dead-at-75
Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (January 12, 2022). "Khan Jamal, vibraphonist who merged free jazz and fusion in a spiritual vein, is dead at 75". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 13, 2022. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-11/khan-jamal-vibraphonist-who-merged-free-jazz-and-fusion-in-a-spiritual-vein-is-dead-at-75
Chinen, Nate (January 11, 2022). "Khan Jamal, vibraphonist who merged free jazz and fusion in a spiritual vein, is dead at 75". WBGO. Retrieved January 13, 2022. The band released one album, originally titled New Horizons, on its own Dogtown label in 1972. Its impact was barely felt outside of Philadelphia, though it has since acquired a glowing cachet. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-11/khan-jamal-vibraphonist-who-merged-free-jazz-and-fusion-in-a-spiritual-vein-is-dead-at-75
Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (January 12, 2022). "Khan Jamal, vibraphonist who merged free jazz and fusion in a spiritual vein, is dead at 75". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 13, 2022. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-11/khan-jamal-vibraphonist-who-merged-free-jazz-and-fusion-in-a-spiritual-vein-is-dead-at-75
Chinen, Nate (January 11, 2022). "Khan Jamal, vibraphonist who merged free jazz and fusion in a spiritual vein, is dead at 75". WBGO. Retrieved January 13, 2022. The band released one album, originally titled New Horizons, on its own Dogtown label in 1972. Its impact was barely felt outside of Philadelphia, though it has since acquired a glowing cachet. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-11/khan-jamal-vibraphonist-who-merged-free-jazz-and-fusion-in-a-spiritual-vein-is-dead-at-75
Chinen, Nate (January 11, 2022). "Khan Jamal, vibraphonist who merged free jazz and fusion in a spiritual vein, is dead at 75". WBGO. Retrieved January 13, 2022. The band released one album, originally titled New Horizons, on its own Dogtown label in 1972. Its impact was barely felt outside of Philadelphia, though it has since acquired a glowing cachet. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-11/khan-jamal-vibraphonist-who-merged-free-jazz-and-fusion-in-a-spiritual-vein-is-dead-at-75
Chinen, Nate (January 11, 2022). "Khan Jamal, vibraphonist who merged free jazz and fusion in a spiritual vein, is dead at 75". WBGO. Retrieved January 13, 2022. The band released one album, originally titled New Horizons, on its own Dogtown label in 1972. Its impact was barely felt outside of Philadelphia, though it has since acquired a glowing cachet. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-11/khan-jamal-vibraphonist-who-merged-free-jazz-and-fusion-in-a-spiritual-vein-is-dead-at-75
Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (January 12, 2022). "Khan Jamal, vibraphonist who merged free jazz and fusion in a spiritual vein, is dead at 75". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 13, 2022. https://www.wbgo.org/music/2022-01-11/khan-jamal-vibraphonist-who-merged-free-jazz-and-fusion-in-a-spiritual-vein-is-dead-at-75
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