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.They share the hope and desire that comes
from blowing fire in an acquired wisdom. This is freedom music in its
noblest sense, meant to heal and release one from the regurgitated
mediocrity currently flooding our airways. These two wise men know
firsthand what’s genuine and real, they have both played and
recorded with the legends.
Sir 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 Interdisciplinary Arts from Lake Forest College,
has worked with such luminaries as Dizzy Gillespie, Pharoah Sanders,
Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Cannonball Adderley, Archie Shepp, Paul
Simon, Lester Bowie, Nona Hendryx, Kurt Elling, Billy Bang, Eddie
Harris, Neneh Cherry, Henry Threadgill, Roy Ayers and David Murray.
In May 2014, he was knighted by the Council General of France,
making him a Chevalier Medal De Lettres.
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 Elvin Jones, Jack DeJohnette, McCoy 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. In 2012, he received an Honorary Doctorate
Of Music degree from Pomona College, Claremont, California. He has
won numerous awards over his vast career, garnering a Grammy Award for
the Best Jazz Instrumental Group Performance for his Tribute to John
Coltrane, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Doors open one half
hour before show time. We accept cash only at the door (ATMs
are nearby). Children under 12 are free.
The Back Room is an all-ages, BYOB (for those 21+) space, dedicated
to (mostly) acoustic music of all kinds. You are welcome to bring your
own adult beverage with no additional corkage fee. If you need more
information or have any questions, please call us: #510-654-3808.
Thank you for your support!
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