Jun 11 2018
David Murray & Kahil El Zabar

David Murray & Kahil El Zabar

Presented by The Consortium at First Unitarian Church

The return of legendary jazz giants
DAVID MURRAY & KAHIL EL'ZABAR DUO
with special guests Trimm & McCune

These two modern music masters, have been at the forefront of creative exploration and compositional diversity over the past four decades. Murray and El’Zabar are recognized by their peers to be consummate virtuosos, who possess ingenious interpretations within the history and future of Great Black Music!

Kahil El’zabar is revered globally as a cultural visionary and an innovative music conceptualist. He has recorded more than 60 acclaimed projects as the leader, composer, and arranger. El’Zabar, who holds a PHD in Inter/Disciplinary Arts from Lake Forest College,has worked with such luminaries as Dizzy Gillespie,Pharoah Sanders,Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Cannon Ball Adderly, Archie Shepp, Paul Simon, Lester Bowie, Nona Hendryx, Kurt Elling, Billy Bang, Eddie Harris, Neneh Cherry, Henry Threadgill and Roy Ayers.

David Murray is one of the most recorded musicians as a leader in the history of jazz, with well over 200 celebrated projects. Murray was one of the founding members of the World Saxophone Quartet and has worked with greats like, Elvin Jones, Jack DeJohnette, Mc Coy Tyner, Lester Bowie, Hamiet Bluiett, Jerry Garcia, Max Roach, Amiri Baraka, Randy Weston and Fred Hopkins. He is currently working with Macy Gray as part of his David Murray Big Band.

Admission Info

$20 advance tickets on sale now at Juke Records (Bloomfield), Dave's Music Mine (South Side), Caliban Books (Oakland) and Jerry's Records (Squirrel Hill), and online at Brown Paper Tickets.
Service charges may apply. $25 admission at the door.

Phone: 412-682-0591

Email: aestheticparlour@gmail.com

Dates & Times

2018/06/11 - 2018/06/11

Location Info

First Unitarian Church

605 Morewood Avenue, Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Accessibility Info

Wheelchair entry up Morewood Avenue ramp through back garden entrance.