Kahil El’Zabar & the New Ethnic Heritage Trio at Kuumbwa Jazz Center

About

Kahil El’Zabar’s outstanding percussion skills have propelled the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble through four prolific decades. A new iteration of the ensemble for 2016 brings together baritone saxophone legend Hamiet Bluiett and trombone master Craig Harris for the first time. With Bluiett and Harris on board, the New Ethnic Heritage Ensemble conjures up a spellbinding sound that is both engaging and challenging. El’Zabar’s imaginative compositions draw heavily from traditional African music and instrumentation, insightfully blending the past with the present. Their most recent recording is Black is Back: 40th Anniversary Project.