Pre-order - copies will be available at and as of the

أحمد [Ahmed] – 'Play Monk' launch on May 9th 2026 

https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/ahmed-matinee-2026/

Contributions by Pat Thomas, Seymour Wright, Antonin Gerbal, Joel Grip, Robert Levin,
James G. Spady, John Chantler, Edward George, Fred Moten

أحمد] Ahmed] is the quartet of Pat Thomas (piano), Joel Grip (double bass), Antonin
Gerbal (drums) and Seymour Wright (alto saxophone). Since 2014, أحمد] Ahmed] have
excavated and re-imagined the music of Ahmed Abdul-Malik, in an ever ongoing
search for future music.

Published by In vitro and KASK School of Arts, April 2026 

حمد] Ahmed] - Writing gathers together the [Ahmed] ‘paper’ texts from the last decade:
liner-notes; covers of the releases; and writing by the band members – Antonin and
Joel have written two fresh ones for this book, Seymour’s have appeared alongside the
records, and some of Pat’s come from a time (long) before [Ahmed]. “Together, the
ideas-energy in these things gives a sense of what we have done, do, think together
(and apart) in living music, how our different ways come together, and how, together,
we learn through be-doing [Ahmed]... These texts are woven together (the etymology of
text is from weave) through (and into) a rich fabric of enquiry. A collaborative weaving
together of difference(s) to make a whole (thing).” (Seymour Wright)