Happy 80th Birthday Cooper-Moore!

Cheers to pianist/composer and instrument builder Cooper-Moore on his 80th! Here are a few interviews and performances. 

Chicago's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble hits the Redwood Theatre, Friday

Trumpeter Corey Wilkes and master percussionist Kahil El'Zabar are joined by saxophonist Alex Harding for EHE's Toronto show.

Caliban Arts Theatre Presents

KAHIL EL'ZABAR & ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17

@ THE REDWOOD THEATRE

1300 Gerrard Street East, Toronto

7:30 pm doors, 8:30 pm concert

Tickets: $45 advance

The legendary Ethnic Heritage Ensemble has toured internationally, as well as recorded innumerable celebrated projects over the last 49 years. The current lineup features Corey Wilkes (trumpet) Alex Harding (baritone sax) and the band's founder, Dr. Kahil El’Zabar (multi-percussion/composition).

The EHE is a must-see ensemble, that’s truly making history with each performance! They are 21st-century griots, making great black music for the mind, body, and spirit! Get tickets right here. 

Watch the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble perform in the hour-long video Free Jazz From The Sanctuary below.  

R.I.P. Milford Graves, 1941-2021

Sadly, free jazz explorer and sound scientist Milford Graves has died of congestive heart failure. He'll be greatly missed.