The HistoryMakers video oral history with Ghalib Ghallab.

Jazz pianist Ghalib Ghallab was born in Chicago, Illinois. Ghallab attended the American Conservatory of Music in 1968, where he took lessons from the world-renowned pianist Willie Pickens. After a period in the United States military, Ghallab relocated to San Francisco and studied music at Napa Jun...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (Production company)
Other Authors: Ghallab, Ghalib, 1950-2018 (Interviewee)
Lesure, Jacques (Interviewer)
Hickey, Matthew (director of photography.)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Subjects:
Ghallab, Ghalib, > 1950-2018 > Interviews.
African Americans > Interviews.
African Americans.
Jazz Pianist.
Internet videos.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Genre:
Interviews.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (The HistoryMakers)
Physical Description:1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 41 min., 26 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
History Makers video oral history with Ghalib Ghallab
Ghalib Ghallab
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Jazz pianist Ghalib Ghallab was born in Chicago, Illinois. Ghallab attended the American Conservatory of Music in 1968, where he took lessons from the world-renowned pianist Willie Pickens. After a period in the United States military, Ghallab relocated to San Francisco and studied music at Napa Junior College and San Francisco State University. He soon became involved in the local music scene, performing with such luminaries as McCoy Tyner and Ahmad Jamal. In 1980, Ghallab released his first record, an LP entitled Morning Sunrise, which explored the sounds of jazz fusion. Another LP, Milestone in My Lif, was released in 1985, showcasing the influence of R&B in his work. In 1986, Ghallab married and returned to Chicago, bringing with him the influences from the San Francisco Bay area. Upon moving to Las Vegas, Ghallab formed the Ghalib Ghallab Experience and has performed throughout the United States.
Call Number:E185.97
Playing Time:02:41:26
Credits:Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
Participant or Performer:
Jacques Lesure, interviewer.
Event Details:
Recorded Las Vegas, Nevada 2007 November 3.
Source of Description:
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