Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio Kahil El'Zabar's Tri-Factor Kahil El'Zabar Trio Kahil El'Zabar's Infinity Orchestra Juba Collective Bright Moments Shadow Vignettes Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnics The Kahil El'Zabar Quartet
ex David Murray Quartet
ex David Murray Quartet
American percussionist, composer, and artist.
Born: 11 November 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Chicago resident, and founder member of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble and Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio.
ALBUMS
Kahil El'Zabar Ft. David Murray
Spirit Groove
2020, 2x Vinyl, 
,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Fusion
Kahil El'Zabar
Kahil El’Zabar’s America the Beautiful
2020
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, Kahil El'Zabar, Corey Wilkes, Ernest Dawkins*
Free Jazz From The Sanctuary
2009, DVDr, DVD-V, Album, NTSC, The Sanctuary For Independent Media
Kahil El'Zabar & Kemit Sources / Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Deeper Soul Remix Project
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Deeper Soul Recordings
Infinity Orchestra Avec Kahil El'Zabar, Joseph Bowie / Ernest Dawkins*
Infiny Orchestra
2006, CD, Album, Promo, Musiques de Nuit (2)
Kahil El'Zabar
Remix Project Sampler
2005, 12", Smplr, Deeper Soul Recordings, Deeper Soul Recordings, ,
, Space-Age/Tribal/Downtempo/Deep House
Kahil El'Zabar & The Kemit Sources*
Our Time Is Now
2005
Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray
We Is >> Live At The Bop Shop
2004, CD, Album, Delmark Records, 
,
, Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Kahil El'Zabar / Billy Bang
Spirits Entering
2001, CD, Album, Delmark Records
Bluiett*, Jackson*, El'Zabar*
The Calling
2001, CD, Album, Justin Time
Kahil El'Zabar With David Murray
One World Family
2000, CD, Album, CIMP
Kahil El'Zabar, Ritual Trio*
Renaissance Of The Resistance
1994
David Murray Quartet Featuring Sunny Murray, Kahil El'Zabar, Tony Overwater
A Sanctuary Within
1992
Kahil El'Zabar With David Murray
Golden Sea
1989
Kahil El'Zabar Featuring Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors
The Ritual
1986, CD, 
The Kahil El'Zabar Quartet
What It Is!
2013, CD, Album, Delmark Records
Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio
Follow The Sun
2013, CD, Album, Delmark Records
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Hot 'N' Heavy / Live At The Ascension Loft
2007, CD, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio With Special Guest Billy Bang
Live At The River East Art Center
2005
World Saxophone Quartet
Steppenwolf
2002, CD, Album, Justin Time
Kahil El'Zabar Trio Featuring David Murray And Fred Hopkins
Love Outside Of Dreams
2002, CD, Album, Delmark Records, Delmark Records, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Juba Collective
Juba Collective
2002, CD, ,
, House/Spoken Word
Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio Featuring Pharoah Sanders
Africa N'da Blues
2000
Archie Shepp Meets Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio
Conversations
1999
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Freedom Jazz Dance
1999
Bright Moments
Return Of The Lost Tribe
1998, CD, Album, Delmark Records
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
The Continuum
1997, CD, Album, Delmark Records, Delmark Records
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Dance With The Ancestors
1993
Kahil El'Zabar's The Ritual* Featuring Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Raphael Garrett*
Sacred Love
1988
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Ka-Real
2000, CD, Album, Silkheart, 
,
, Free Jazz
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Open Me, A Higher Consciousness Of Sound And Spirit
2024
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Be Known: Ancient / Future / Music
2019
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Black Is Back (40th Anniversary Project)
2014, CD, Album, Katalyst Entertainment
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Mama's House Live - 35th Anniversary Project
2009, CD, Album, Katalyst Entertainment
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
30th Anniversary
2005, CD, Album, Ltd, Not On Label
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Papa's Bounce
1998, CD, CIMP, CIMP, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
21st Century Union March
1997, CD, Silkheart
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Ancestral Song - Live From Stockholm
1988, ,
, Free Jazz
Shadow Vignettes
Birth Of A Notion
1986
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Welcome
1984, LP, Album, Leo Records (2), 
,
, Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Impressions
1982
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Three Gentlemen From Chikago
1981, LP, Album, Moers Music, Moers Music
APPEARANCES +
Roots Magic Sextet*
Long Old Road (Retold Pasts And Present Day Musings)
2023, CD, Album, Clean Feed
Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble* Ft Dwight Trible & David Ornette Cherry
Spirit Gatherer • Tribute To Don Cherry
2023
Kahil El'Zabar Quartet*
A Time For Healing
2021
Various
Jazzonze + Festival Lausanne 30 Ans De Live
2017, 2xCD, Album, Dig, Espace 2, 
,
, Free Improvisation/Contemporary Jazz
David Murray
The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note - Volume 2
2013, 7xCD, Album, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Black Saint, Soul Note, 
,
, Avant-garde Jazz
Frank Orrall
Never Trade These Days
2012, CD, Album, Not On Label (Frank Orrall Self-Released)
Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnics Featuring Nona Hendryx
It's Time
2011, CD, Album, Katalyst Entertainment, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/House
Corey Wilkes
Kind Of Miles (Live At The Velvet Lounge)
2011, CD, Album, Katalyst Entertainment
Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio Featuring Lester Bowie And Malachi Favors
The Ancestors Are Amongst Us
2010, CD, Album, Katalyst Entertainment, ,
, Free Jazz/Avantgarde/Free Improvisation/Contemporary Jazz
Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio Featuring Pharoah Sanders
Ooh Live!
2008
Kahil El'Zabar's Infinity Orchestra with Ernest Dawkins*, Joseph Bowie
Transmigration
2007, CD, Delmark Records, Delmark Records, ,
, Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio Featuring Billy Bang
Big M, A Tribute To Malachi Favors
2006, CD, Album, Delmark Records
Craig Harris
Souls Within The Veil
2005
Defunkt
Journey
2004
John Martyn
On The Cobbles
2004, CD,
Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble*
Running In The Streets
2004, Vinyl, ,
, Deep House/Downtempo/Tech House/House
Various
Chicago's Avant Today
2003, CD, Delmark Records,
Fred Frith
Prints (Snapshots, Postcards, Messages And Miniatures 1987-2001)
2002, CD, Album, ReR Megacorp, Fred Records, ,
, Experimental/Avantgarde/Free Improvisation
8FatFat8 / Juba Collective
Live Together / Papa's Bounce
2002, 12", W/Lbl, Not On Label
Defunkt
Live In Europe
2002, 2xCD, Album, Music Avenue, 
,
, Jazz-Funk/Funk
Bluiett & The Baritone Nation*
Blueblack
2002, CD, Album, Justin Time, 
,
, Avant-garde Jazz
Tri-Factor*
If You Believe
2002, CD, Album, 8th Harmonic Breakdown
Various
Justin Time - Autumn 2001
2001, CD, Comp, Pro, Justin Time, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Billy Bang
Big Bang Theory
2000, CD, Album, Justin Time, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Various
CIMPosium - Volume 7
2000, CD, Comp, CIMP, ,
, Free Jazz
Kahil El'Zabar's Tri-Factor With Billy Bang & Hamiet Bluiett
The Power
2000
Kurt Elling
Live in Chicago - Out Takes
2000
Kurt Elling
Live In Chicago
1999, CD, ,
, Post Bop
Various
CIMPosium - Volume 4
1998, CD, Comp, CIMP, CIMP
Various
CIMPosium - Volume 5
1998, CD, Comp, CIMP, CIMP, ,
, Free Jazz
Sonia Dada
My Secret Life
1998, CD,
Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio
Jitterbug Junction
1997, CD, CIMP
Various
A Chicago Jazz Tour
1997
David Murray
Jug-A-Lug
1995, CD, Album, DIW, 
,
, Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz
Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio Special Guest Billy Bang
Big Cliff
1995
David Murray
The Tip
1994, CD, Album, DIW, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz
Kahil El'Zabar Ritual Trio*
Renaissance Of The Resistance
1994
Bobby Norfolk
Storyteller In A Groove
1992, CD, Album, Earwig Music Company, Inc.
Sonia Dada
Sonia Dada
1992
The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble*
Hang Tuff
1991, CD, Open Minds
Kahil El'Zabar's The Ritual Trio* With Ari Brown + Malachi Favors
Alika Rising At Leverkusener Jazztage
1990
Leo Smith*
Procession Of The Great Ancestry
1989
Kahil El'Zabar's The Ritual* With Billy Bang, Malachi Favors
Another Kind Of Groove
1987
Infinite Spirit Music
Live Without Fear
1980
Various
Spirit Of New Jazz
CD, Comp, Smplr, Silkheart, ,
, Free Jazz/Modal/Free Improvisation
Various
The Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival 2017
CD, Album, Jam-All Productions,
K-Melo
Nitetime Beatdown
2016, CD, Mixed, Promo, Melo Madness Productions, Jazzy Sport, 
,
, Disco/Minimal/Future Jazz/House/Deep House/Nu-Disco/Soul/Afrobeat/Funk
Freedomchicken
Till Fade Out
2008, CD, Mixed, Juicy Cat, ,
, Deep House/Downtempo
Jazzcats All Stars
Midnight Running High
2007, CD, Mixed, Jazzy Sport, ,
, Afro-Cuban Jazz/Broken Beat/Deep House/Funk
Jazztronik
Jazztronica!! 2
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Gate Records, ,
, Breakbeat/House/Future Jazz
Various
CIMPosium - Volume 8
2000, CD, Album, Smplr, CIMP
Ritual Trio*
Magg-Zelma
2008
Kahil El'Zabar's The Ritual* Featuring Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Raphael Garrett*
Sacred Love
2008
Hamiet Bluiett
Hot House 2002
2005, 2xCDr, Unofficial, Pap, OMX
Kahil El'Zabar
Dakota Bar 2002
2005, 2xCD, Unofficial, Pap, OMX