Kahil El’Zabar Finds Hope On New Album ‘America The Beautiful’

By Jason Marck
Kahil El’Zabar
Musician, composer, educator, mentor, and self-described "urban shaman" Kahil El'Zabar has been exploring the spiritual side of jazz and improvised music since the early 70's Sheldon Levy
Kahil El’Zabar
Musician, composer, educator, mentor, and self-described "urban shaman" Kahil El'Zabar has been exploring the spiritual side of jazz and improvised music since the early 70's Sheldon Levy

Kahil El’Zabar Finds Hope On New Album ‘America The Beautiful’

By Jason Marck
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From the COVID-19 pandemic to the police killing of George Floyd, from ecological to economic disparities it’s hard to put the year 2020 into words. So Kahil El’Zabar put it into music.

The famed Chicago musician and educator tells Reset how his new album America the Beautiful takes the listener from anger and fear to hope and healing.