Kahil El'zabar
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Artist

Kahil El'zabar

Type
Solo artist
Styles
bebop, free jazz, jazz

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Kahil El'zabar is an American musician working in bebop, free jazz and jazz, born in Chicago in 1953. His first album, The Ritual, came out in 1986, and his label is CIMP.

Next date in London: 8 December at Blue Note London.

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Latest album
神游:黄金海二重奏在深圳 Spirit Groove: Golden Sea Duo in Shenzhen (2025)
Born
1953 · Chicago
Origin
United States
Label
CIMP

About — The artist

Kahil El'Zabar (born Clifton Blackburn; November 11, 1953) is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist (mainly a percussionist) and composer. He regularly records for Delmark Records.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Kahil El'Zabar” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Discography

  • The Ritual 1986
  • Golden Sea 1989
  • One World Family 2000
  • Spirits Entering 2001
  • The Calling 2001
  • We Is >> Live at the Bop Shop 2004
  • Kahil El’Zabar’s Spirit Groove 2020
  • Kahil El’Zabar’s America the Beautiful 2020
  • 神游:黄金海二重奏在深圳 Spirit Groove: Golden Sea Duo in Shenzhen 2025

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