Tarik Shah (January 24, 1963) is an African American Muslim with a career as a professional jazz musician. As the sole student of Slam Stewart, Shah began playing the upright bass at age 12 and went on to play with Betty Carter, Ahmad Jamal, Abbey Lincoln and Art Taylor among others. He is a composer, a jazz educator, and lyricist. An expert in martial arts, he was accused and eventually charged in 2005 with providing aid for terrorist activity based on evidence from an FBI sting. When he was arrested in May of 2005 at the age of 42 in New York City, initially pleading not guilty to all charges, he accepted a plea agreement for 15 years in prison and was held in solitary confinement for 31 months.
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24 January 1963 (age 62) New York City, New York, USA
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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