Kahil El'Zabar

Kahil El'Zabar
Background information
Born	November 11, 1953; Chicago, Illinois
Genres	Bebop; Afro-Cuban jazz; Free jazz
Instruments	Percussion, Drum kit

Kahil El'Zabar (born Clifton Blackburn on November 11, 1953, Chicago, Illinois) is a jazz multi-instrumentalist (mainly a percussionist) and composer. He regularly records for Delmark Records.[1] He attended Lake Forest College and 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, Paul Simon, Pharoah Sanders, and Billy Bang. In 2017 the film "Be Known - The Mystery of Kahil El Zabar" by filmmaker Dwayne Johnson-Cochran was released. The documentary follows El' Zabar and band on their 2007 Black History Month tour. The film has been available on Amazon Prime.

Discography

Golden Sea (Sound Aspects, 1989) - with David Murray
Return of the Lost Tribe (Delmark, 1998) as Bright Moments with Joseph Jarman, Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Malachi Favors and Adegoke Steve Colson
One World Family (CIMP, 2000) - with David Murray
Spirits Entering (Delmark, 2001) - with Billy Bang
Love Outside of Dreams (Delmark, 2002) - with David Murray, Fred Hopkins
We Is (Delmark, 2004) - with David Murray
Transmigration (Delmark, 2007)
What It Is! (Delmark, 2013)
Kahil El’Zabar’s Spirit Groove (Spiritmuse, 2020) - with David Murray
Kahil El'Zabar's America the Beautiful (Spiritmuse, 2020)

Three Gentlemen From Chicago (Moers Music, 1981)
Impressions (Red Records, 1982)
Welcome (Leo Records, 1984)
Ancestral Song (Silkheart, 1988)
Hang Tuff (Open Minds, 1991) with Joseph Bowie, Edward Wilkerson
Dance with the Ancestors (Chameleon, 1993)
21st Century Union March (Silkheart, 1997) with Joseph Bowie, Edward Wilkerson
The Continuum (Delmark, 1997)
Papa's Bounce (CIMP, 1998) with Joseph Bowie, Ernest Dawkins, Atu Harold Murray
Freedom Jazz Dance (Delmark, 1999) with Fareed Haque
Ka-Real (Silkheart, 1997 [2000])
Hot 'N' Heavy (Delmark, 2007)
Mama's House (Katalyst, 2009)
Black is Back (Katalyst, 2014)

With Ritual Trio

The Ritual (Sound Aspects, 1985)
Sacred Love (Sound Aspects, 1985) - with Donald Rafael Garrett
Another Kind of Groove (Sound Aspects, 1986) - with Billy Bang
Alika Rising (Sound Aspects, 1990)
Renaissance of the Resistance (Delmark, 1994)
Big Cliff (Delmark, 1995) - with Billy Bang
Jitterbug Junction (CIMP, 1997) with Ari Brown, Malachi Favors
Conversations (Delmark, 1999) - with Archie Shepp, Ari Brown, Malachi Favors
Africa N'Da Blues (Delmark, 2000) - with Archie Shepp, Ari Brown, Malachi Favors, Pharoah Sanders
Live at the River East Art Center (Delmark, 2005) - with Billy Bang
Big M: A Tribute to Malachi Favors (Delmark, 2006) - with Billy Bang
Ooh Live (Bright Moments, 2008) - with Pharoah Sanders
The Ancestors Are Amongst Us (Katalyst, 2010)
Follow the Sun (Delmark, 2013)

With Tri-Factor

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