Kahil El'Zabar
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| Genres | Bebop Afro-Cuban jazz Free jazz |
| Instruments | Percussion, Drum kit |
Kahil EL'Zabar (born November 11, 1953, Chicago, Illinois) is a jazz multi-instrumentalist (mainly a percussionist) and composer. He regularly records for Delmark Records.[1] He joined the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) in the early 1970s, and became its chairman in 1975.[2] During the 1970s, he formed the musical groups Ritual Trio and the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, both of which remain active. Musicians with whom Kahil EL'Zabar has collaborated include Dizzy Gillespie, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Cannonball Adderley, and Paul Simon.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] As leader
- 1986: Another Kind of Groove (sound aspects) with Billy Bang, Malachi Favors
- 1990: Hang Tuff (Open Minds) with Joseph Bowie, Edward Wilkerson
- 1991: Dance with the Ancestors (Chamaeleon)
- 1994: Big Cliff (Delmark) with Billy Bang, Malachi Favors
- 1995: 21st Century Union March (Silkheart) with Joseph Bowie, Edward Wilkerson
- 1997: Jitterbug Junction (CIMP) with Ari Brown, Malachi Favors
- 1998: Paps's Bounce (CIMP) with Joseph Bowie, Ernest Dawkins, Atu Harold Murray
- 1999: Freedom Jazz Dance (Delmark) with Fareed Haque
- 1999: The Power (CIMP) with Hamiet Bluiett
- 1999: Conversations (Delmark DE-514) with Archie Shepp, Ari Brown, Malachi Favors (Recorded at Riverside Studio, Chicago on January 23 & 24, 1999)
- 2000: Africa N'Da Blues (Delmark DE-519) with Archie Shepp, Ari Brown, Malachi Favors, Pharoah Sanders (Recorded on dec.1999)
- 2000: One World Family (CIMP 220) with David Murray (Recorded 28,29 March 2000 at The Spirit Room, Rossie, NY.)
- 2001: Spirits Entering (Delmark DE-533) with Billy Bang (Recorded in nov. 1998 @ Chicago)
[edit] As sideman
With David Murray
- A Sanctuary Within (1991)
- Jug-A-Lug (1994)
With Ritual Trio
- The Ritual (1985)
- Sacred Love (1985)
- Renaissance Of The Resistance (1994)
- Ooh Live (2008)
- Three Gentlemen From Chicago (Moers Music, 1981)
- The Continuum (Delmark DE-496, 1997)
[edit] References
- ^ Kahil El'Zabar at Allmusic
- ^ "Biography". Official Site of Kahil EL'Zabar. http://www.kahilelzabar.com/. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
