Jaribu Shahid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jaribu Shahid

American jazz bassist

Date of Birth: 11-Sep-1955

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession: musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jaribu Abdurahman Shahid (born Glenn Henderson, September 11, 1955, Detroit) is an American jazz bassist.
He plays both double-bass and electric bass. Shahid played in the band Griot Galaxy with Faruq Z.
Bey in the 1970s, and became the ensemble's leader when Bey fell into a coma in 1984 after a motorcycle crash.
Shahid continued leading the group in the 1990s.
He was associated with the Creative Arts Collective and played in this capacity with Muhal Richard Abrams, Anthony Braxton, and Roscoe Mitchell.
He played with Sun Ra in 1978 and worked extensively with Mitchell in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as with Geri Allen and James Carter.
He joined the Art Ensemble of Chicago in 2004.