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Ethnic Heritage Ensemble at South Jazz Club
Courtesy of Melissa Simpson | Posted on January 7, 2024
Where
South Jazz Club
600 North Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA
Map
(215) 600-0220
When
Sun, January 7, 2024
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
Ars Nova Workshop celebrates the 50th anniversary of legendary Chicago percussionist Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble on Wednesday, February 7 at Solar Myth.
A leading proponent of the AACM’s “ancient to the future” philosophy, multi-instrumentalist Kahil El’Zabar is widely acknowledged as one of the leaders of spiritual & afrofuturistic jazz, collaborating with such heavyweights as Pharoah Sanders, Nina Simone, Archie Shepp, Lester Bowie, Billy Bang, Hamiet Bluiett & David Murray. El’Zabar has led various incarnations of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble since 1973, one year after returning from his studies at the University of Ghana...