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Tag: Kahil El’Zabar

  • Ari Brown is blowing up

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    Ari Brown is profiled. Yet Brown’s profile has ascended, perhaps inevitably. Listen to the deep well of sound he coaxes from his tenor, as well as the relentless creativity of his solos, and it’s impossible to deny the man’s artistic stature. When Brown picks up his horn, everything else on the bandstand sounds a little…

  • Fred Anderson Week in Chicago

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    Image by tictocman via Flickr Umbrella Music hosts a bunch of shows in honor of Fred Anderson’s 80th birthday. FRED ANDERSON’S 80TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE FESTIVAL A.K.A. the Velvet Lounge “Bailout” Festival (all proceeds to benefit the Velvet Lounge) All events, except the March 25th bonus gig, at: The Velvet Lounge 67 E Cermak 312.791.9050 http://www.velvetlounge.net…

  • Ethnic Heritage Ensemble in Chicago

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    Image by smlevy24 via Flickr From Delmark: Friday, March 6, 2009, 9pm – Kahil El’ Zabar‘s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble – live performance “Urban Rituals” – The Magic of Music in an “Inspired Terrain” Featuring Kahil El’Zabar, Corey Wilkes, Ernest Dawkins & DJ Madrid, $15 donation Flatfile Galleries, 217 N. Carpenter, Chicago – 708-280-0414

  • Fred Anderson’s 80th Birthday

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    Image by tictocman via Flickr Chicago’s Velvet Lounge will be the place for Anderson’s upcoming birthday celebrations. There will be a series of gala celebration concerts for the great Chicago master tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson‘s 80th birthday (which is on March 22nd). The dates for the festivities are Sunday, March 15th; Wednesday-Sunday, March 18th-22nd; and…