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data-file-height="1024" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1953-11-11</span>) </span>November 11, 1953<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 71)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bebop" title="Bebop">Bebop</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Afro-Cuban_jazz" title="Afro-Cuban jazz">Afro-Cuban jazz</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Free_jazz" title="Free jazz">Free jazz</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instrument(s)</th><td class="infobox-data note"><a href="/wiki/Percussion" class="mw-redirect" title="Percussion">Percussion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drum_kit" title="Drum kit">drums</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Kahil El'Zabar</b> (born <b>Clifton Blackburn</b>; November 11, 1953) is an American <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> <a href="/wiki/Multi-instrumentalist" title="Multi-instrumentalist">multi-instrumentalist</a> (mainly a <a href="/wiki/Percussion_instrument" title="Percussion instrument">percussionist</a>) and composer. He regularly records for <a href="/wiki/Delmark_Records" title="Delmark Records">Delmark Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AMGbio_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMGbio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Life_and_work">Life and work</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kahil_El%27Zabar&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Life and work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>El'Zabar was born in <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a>. He attended <a href="/wiki/Lake_Forest_College" title="Lake Forest College">Lake Forest College</a> and joined the <a href="/wiki/Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Creative_Musicians" title="Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians">Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians</a> (AACM) in the early 1970s, and became its chairman in 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-website_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-website-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the 1970s, he formed the musical groups Ritual Trio and the <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_Heritage_Ensemble" title="Ethnic Heritage Ensemble">Ethnic Heritage Ensemble</a>, both of which remain active. Musicians with whom Kahil EL'Zabar has collaborated include <a href="/wiki/Cannonball_Adderley" title="Cannonball Adderley">Cannonball Adderley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Billy_Bang" title="Billy Bang">Billy Bang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dizzy_Gillespie" title="Dizzy Gillespie">Dizzy Gillespie</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Murray_(saxophonist)" title="David Murray (saxophonist)">David Murray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pharoah_Sanders" title="Pharoah Sanders">Pharoah Sanders</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Simon" title="Paul Simon">Paul Simon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nina_Simone" title="Nina Simone">Nina Simone</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a>. </p><p>In 2017 the film <a href="/w/index.php?title=%22Be_Known_-_The_Mystery_of_Kahil_El_Zabar%22&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title=""Be Known - The Mystery of Kahil El Zabar" (page does not exist)">"Be Known - The Mystery of Kahil El Zabar"</a> by filmmaker Dwayne Johnson-Cochran was released. The documentary follows El' Zabar and band on their 2007 Black History Month tour. The film has been available on Amazon Prime. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography_(partial)"><span id="Discography_.28partial.29"></span>Discography (partial)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kahil_El%27Zabar&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Discography (partial)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_leader/co-leader"><span id="As_leader.2Fco-leader"></span>As leader/co-leader</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kahil_El%27Zabar&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: As leader/co-leader"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Golden Sea</i> (Sound Aspects, 1989) - with <a href="/wiki/David_Murray_(saxophonist)" title="David Murray (saxophonist)">David Murray</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Return_of_the_Lost_Tribe" title="Return of the Lost Tribe">Return of the Lost Tribe</a></i> (Delmark, 1998) as Bright Moments with <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Jarman" title="Joseph Jarman">Joseph Jarman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kalaparusha_Maurice_McIntyre" title="Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre">Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malachi_Favors" title="Malachi Favors">Malachi Favors</a> and Adegoke Steve Colson</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_World_Family" title="One World Family">One World Family</a></i> (CIMP, 2000) - with <a href="/wiki/David_Murray_(saxophonist)" title="David Murray (saxophonist)">David Murray</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spirits_Entering" title="Spirits Entering">Spirits Entering</a></i> (Delmark, 2001) - with <a href="/wiki/Billy_Bang" title="Billy Bang">Billy Bang</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Outside_of_Dreams" title="Love Outside of Dreams">Love Outside of Dreams</a></i> (Delmark, 2002) - with <a href="/wiki/David_Murray_(saxophonist)" title="David Murray (saxophonist)">David Murray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Hopkins" title="Fred Hopkins">Fred Hopkins</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/We_Is" title="We Is">We Is</a></i> (Delmark, 2004) - with <a href="/wiki/David_Murray_(saxophonist)" title="David Murray (saxophonist)">David Murray</a></li> <li><i>Transmigration</i> (Delmark, 2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_It_Is!_(Kahil_El%27Zabar_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="What It Is! (Kahil El'Zabar album)">What It Is!</a></i> (Delmark, 2013)</li> <li><i>Kahil El’Zabar’s Spirit Groove</i> (Spiritmuse, 2020) - with <a href="/wiki/David_Murray_(saxophonist)" title="David Murray (saxophonist)">David Murray</a></li> <li><i>Kahil El'Zabar's America the Beautiful</i> (Spiritmuse, 2020)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_Heritage_Ensemble" title="Ethnic Heritage Ensemble">Ethnic Heritage Ensemble</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i>Three Gentlemen From Chicago</i> (Moers Music, 1981)</li> <li><i>Impressions</i> (Red Records, 1982)</li> <li><i>Welcome</i> (Leo Records, 1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ancestral_Song" title="Ancestral Song">Ancestral Song</a></i> (Silkheart, 1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hang_Tuff" title="Hang Tuff">Hang Tuff</a></i> (Open Minds, 1991) with <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Bowie" title="Joseph Bowie">Joseph Bowie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edward_Wilkerson" title="Edward Wilkerson">Edward Wilkerson</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dance_with_the_Ancestors" title="Dance with the Ancestors">Dance with the Ancestors</a></i> (Chameleon, 1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/21st_Century_Union_March" title="21st Century Union March">21st Century Union March</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Silkheart_Records" title="Silkheart Records">Silkheart</a>, 1997) with <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Bowie" title="Joseph Bowie">Joseph Bowie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edward_Wilkerson" title="Edward Wilkerson">Edward Wilkerson</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Continuum_(album)" title="The Continuum (album)">The Continuum</a></i> (Delmark, 1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Papa%27s_Bounce" title="Papa's Bounce">Papa's Bounce</a></i> (CIMP, 1998) with <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Bowie" title="Joseph Bowie">Joseph Bowie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Dawkins" title="Ernest Dawkins">Ernest Dawkins</a>, Atu Harold Murray</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Jazz_Dance" title="Freedom Jazz Dance">Freedom Jazz Dance</a></i> (Delmark, 1999) with <a href="/wiki/Fareed_Haque" title="Fareed Haque">Fareed Haque</a></li> <li><i>Ka-Real</i> (Silkheart, 1997 [2000])</li> <li><i>Hot 'N' Heavy</i> (Delmark, 2007)</li> <li><i>Mama's House</i> (Katalyst, 2009)</li> <li><i>Black is Back</i> (Katalyst, 2014)</li> <li><i>Be Known Ancient/Future/Music</i> (Spiritmuse, 2019)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b>With Ritual Trio</b> </p> <ul><li><i>The Ritual</i> (Sound Aspects, 1985)</li> <li><i>Sacred Love</i> (Sound Aspects, 1985) - with <a href="/wiki/Donald_Rafael_Garrett" class="mw-redirect" title="Donald Rafael Garrett">Donald Rafael Garrett</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Rafael_Garrett" class="extiw" title="it:Donald Rafael Garrett">it</a>]</span></li> <li><i>Another Kind of Groove</i> (Sound Aspects, 1986) - with <a href="/wiki/Billy_Bang" title="Billy Bang">Billy Bang</a></li> <li><i>Alika Rising</i> (Sound Aspects, 1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Renaissance_of_the_Resistance" title="Renaissance of the Resistance">Renaissance of the Resistance</a></i> (Delmark, 1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Cliff" title="Big Cliff">Big Cliff</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Delmark_Records" title="Delmark Records">Delmark</a>, 1995) - with <a href="/wiki/Billy_Bang" title="Billy Bang">Billy Bang</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jitterbug_Junction" title="Jitterbug Junction">Jitterbug Junction</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/CIMP" title="CIMP">CIMP</a>, 1997) with <a href="/wiki/Ari_Brown" title="Ari Brown">Ari Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malachi_Favors" title="Malachi Favors">Malachi Favors</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Conversations_(Archie_Shepp_and_Kahil_El%27Zabar_album)" title="Conversations (Archie Shepp and Kahil El'Zabar album)">Conversations</a></i> (Delmark, 1999) - with <a href="/wiki/Archie_Shepp" title="Archie Shepp">Archie Shepp</a>, Ari Brown, Malachi Favors</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Africa_N%27Da_Blues" title="Africa N'Da Blues">Africa N'Da Blues</a></i> (Delmark, 2000) - with Archie Shepp, Ari Brown, Malachi Favors, <a href="/wiki/Pharoah_Sanders" title="Pharoah Sanders">Pharoah Sanders</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_River_East_Art_Center" title="Live at the River East Art Center">Live at the River East Art Center</a></i> (Delmark, 2005) - with <a href="/wiki/Billy_Bang" title="Billy Bang">Billy Bang</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_M:_A_Tribute_to_Malachi_Favors" title="Big M: A Tribute to Malachi Favors">Big M: A Tribute to Malachi Favors</a></i> (Delmark, 2006) - with Billy Bang</li> <li><i>Ooh Live</i> (Bright Moments, 2008) - with Pharoah Sanders</li> <li><i>The Ancestors Are Amongst Us</i> (Katalyst, 2010) - with <a href="/wiki/Lester_Bowie" title="Lester Bowie">Lester Bowie</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Follow_the_Sun_(Kahil_El%27Zabar_album)" title="Follow the Sun (Kahil El'Zabar album)">Follow the Sun</a></i> (Delmark, 2013)</li></ul> <p><b>With Tri-Factor</b> </p> <ul><li><i>The Power</i> (CIMP, 2000) - with <a href="/wiki/Hamiet_Bluiett" title="Hamiet Bluiett">Hamiet Bluiett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Billy_Bang" title="Billy Bang">Billy Bang</a></li> <li><i>If You Believe</i> (8th Harmonic Breakdown, 2002)</li></ul> <p><b>With Kahil El'Zabar Quartet</b> </p> <ul><li><i>A Time For Healing</i> (Spiritmuse, 2022)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_sideman">As sideman</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kahil_El%27Zabar&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: As sideman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/David_Murray_(saxophonist)" title="David Murray (saxophonist)">David Murray</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Sanctuary_Within" title="A Sanctuary Within">A Sanctuary Within</a></i> (Black Saint, 1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tip_(album)" title="The Tip (album)">The Tip</a></i> (DIW, 1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jug-A-Lug" title="Jug-A-Lug">Jug-A-Lug</a></i> (DIW, 1994)</li></ul> <p><b>With <a href="/wiki/Wadada_Leo_Smith" title="Wadada Leo Smith">Wadada Leo Smith</a></b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Procession_of_the_Great_Ancestry" title="Procession of the Great Ancestry">Procession of the Great Ancestry</a></i> (Nessa, 1989)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kahil_El%27Zabar&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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href="#cite_ref-AMGbio_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p25539">Kahil El'Zabar</a> at <a href="/wiki/AllMusic_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="AllMusic (identifier)">AllMusic</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-website-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-website_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kahilelzabar.com/">"Biography"</a>. <i>Official Site of Kahil EL'Zabar</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2007-05-24</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Official+Site+of+Kahil+EL%27Zabar&rft.atitle=Biography&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kahilelzabar.com%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKahil+El%27Zabar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kahilelzabar-is.bandcamp.com/album/a-time-for-healing">"Be Known Ancient/Future/Music"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Bandcamp" title="Bandcamp">Bandcamp</a>. June 21, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-02-20</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Be+Known+Ancient%2FFuture%2FMusic&rft.pub=Bandcamp&rft.date=2019-06-21&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fkahilelzabar-is.bandcamp.com%2Falbum%2Fa-time-for-healing&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKahil+El%27Zabar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kahilelzabar-is.bandcamp.com/album/a-time-for-healing">"A Time For Healing"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Bandcamp" title="Bandcamp">Bandcamp</a>. February 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-02-20</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=A+Time+For+Healing&rft.pub=Bandcamp&rft.date=2022-02&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fkahilelzabar-is.bandcamp.com%2Falbum%2Fa-time-for-healing&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKahil+El%27Zabar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kahil_El%27Zabar&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://kahilelzabaris.com">Official website</a></span></span></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Renaissance_of_the_Resistance" title="Renaissance of the Resistance">Renaissance of the Resistance</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Return_of_the_Lost_Tribe" title="Return of the Lost Tribe">Return of the Lost Tribe</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Jarman" title="Joseph Jarman">Joseph Jarman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kalaparusha_Maurice_McIntyre" title="Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre">Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malachi_Favors" title="Malachi Favors">Malachi Favors</a> and Steve Colson, 1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jitterbug_Junction" title="Jitterbug Junction">Jitterbug Junction</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_Outside_of_Dreams" title="Love Outside of Dreams">Love Outside of Dreams</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Spirits_Entering" title="Spirits Entering">Spirits Entering</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/Billy_Bang" title="Billy Bang">Billy Bang</a>, 1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Conversations_(Archie_Shepp_and_Kahil_El%27Zabar_album)" title="Conversations (Archie Shepp and Kahil El'Zabar album)">Conversations</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/Archie_Shepp" title="Archie Shepp">Archie Shepp</a>, 1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Africa_N%27Da_Blues" title="Africa N'Da Blues">Africa N'Da Blues</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/Pharoah_Sanders" title="Pharoah Sanders">Pharoah Sanders</a>, 1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_World_Family" title="One World Family">One World Family</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/David_Murray_(saxophonist)" title="David Murray (saxophonist)">David Murray</a>, 2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_It_Is!" title="What It Is!">What It Is!</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Follow_the_Sun_(Kahil_El%27Zabar_album)" title="Follow the Sun (Kahil El'Zabar album)">Follow the Sun</a></i> (2013)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Cliff" title="Big Cliff">Big Cliff</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/We_Is" title="We Is">We Is</a></i> (with David Murray, 2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_River_East_Art_Center" title="Live at the River East Art Center">Live at the River East Art Center</a></i> (with Billy Bang, 2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_M:_A_Tribute_to_Malachi_Favors" title="Big M: A Tribute to Malachi Favors">Big M: A Tribute to Malachi Favors</a></i> (with Billy Bang, 2004)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_Heritage_Ensemble" 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href="/wiki/Joseph_Bowie" title="Joseph Bowie">Joseph Bowie</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Dawkins" title="Ernest Dawkins">Ernest Dawkins</a></b></li> <li><b>Light Henry Huff</b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Edward_Wilkerson" title="Edward Wilkerson">Edward Wilkerson</a></b></li> <li><b>Hanah Jon Taylor</b></li> <li><b>'Atu' Harold Murray</b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Hang_Tuff" title="Hang Tuff">Hang Tuff</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dance_with_the_Ancestors" title="Dance with the Ancestors">Dance with the Ancestors</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/21st_Century_Union_March" title="21st Century Union March">21st Century Union March</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Continuum_(album)" title="The Continuum (album)">The Continuum</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Papa%27s_Bounce" title="Papa's Bounce">Papa's Bounce</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Jazz_Dance" title="Freedom Jazz Dance">Freedom Jazz Dance</a></i> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ancestral_Song" title="Ancestral Song">Ancestral Song</a></i> (1987)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" 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