Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

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Dimitris Papadopoulos

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble (left to right): Corey Wilkes, Kahil El’Zabar and Alex Harding.

The first Ethnic Heritage Ensemble concert took place in Chicago in 1973. Today, led by founding composer-percussionist Kahil El'Zabar, the group includes several generations of jazz players with Corey Wilkes (born in 1979) on trumpet and Alex Harding (born in 1967) on baritone sax. The trio is on tour ahead of the release of their most recent recording, Spirit Gatherer: Tribute to Don Cherry, due out in March.

press release: The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble was formed 35 years ago. Kahil El’Zabar is the founder of the band and led its first performance at Child City Arts Center, in Chicago, in 1973. This was a year after he had returned from the University of Ghana. His goal was to combine concepts of African American music making with the earlier roots of traditional African music and make it something new. After 35 years, this legendary band is still serving the people worldwide with their special brand of 21st century Griot music.

Sponsored by: BlueStem Jazz

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