Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Concert History

The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble has been "breaking the habits of boredom and pushing beyond nostalgia into the present" for almost 20 years. Their music fuses traditional African rhythmic and melodic sensibilities with popular African American musical expression. The Ensemble's unique instrumentation - trap drums, African and Latin hand-percussion, saxophone, trombone, digeridoo, bass clarinet and kalimba - endow their music with a warm textural richness and depth.

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Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Feb 25, 2026
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

Let The Spirit Out Tour

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La Sala Rossa Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Feb 17, 2026
Kahil El'Zabar / Corey Wilkes / Ethnic Heritage Ensemble / Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio Space Gallery Portland, Maine, United States
Feb 08, 2026
Kahil El'Zabar / Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Jack London Revue Portland, Oregon, United States
Feb 27, 2025
Kahil El Zabar / Ethnic Heritage Ensemble / Corey Wilkes The Promontory Chicago, Illinois, United States
Feb 04, 2025
Kahil El'Zabar / Ethnic Heritage Ensemble / Corey Wilkes / Kevin Nabors / Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio Space Gallery Portland, Maine, United States
Nov 15, 2024
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble The Promontory Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jul 14, 2024
North Sea Jazz Festival 2024
Sting / Sampha / Noname / Mahalia / Black Pumas / Djavan / Benjamin Clementine / Iniko / Cory Henry / Candy Dulfer / Jonathan Butler / Butcher Brown / KNOWER / V*Enna / Vicente Amigo / Roberto Fonseca / Faada Freddy / Shai Maestro / Terri Lyne Carrington / Jimetta Rose / Walter Smith III / Rafiq Bhatia / Larry Grenadier / Enji / James Brandon Lewis / Darcy James Argue's Secret Society / Boukou Groove / Hans Dulfer / Lander & Adriaan / Ethnic Heritage Ensemble / Gregory Hutchinson / Dave Douglas Quintet / Imaginarium / Bamba Wassoulou Groove / Kaisa's Machine / Yoran Vroom / Terence Blanchard E-Collective / Glimlip X Yasper Show all bands
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Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Feb 23, 2024
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble The Jack London Revue Portland, Oregon, United States
Feb 12, 2024
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Lovin' Cup Rochester, New York, United States
Feb 07, 2024
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble / Kahil El'Zabar

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble: 50th Anniversary

Solar Myth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Feb 01, 2024
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
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The Promontory Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jun 18, 2023
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

The Vision Festival

Roulette New York, New York, United States
Feb 09, 2023 –
Feb 10, 2023
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble 2023

Solar Myth (presented By Ars Nova Workshop) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Feb 14, 2022
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Government Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Feb 09, 2022
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble SPACE Evanston, Illinois, United States
Nov 13, 2020
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Porgy & Bess Vienna, Vienna, Austria
May 10, 2020
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Jazz Cafe London, England, United Kingdom
May 09, 2020
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Nalen Klubb Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Feb 27, 2020
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Feb 13, 2020
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble La Sala Rossa Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Genres:

Jazz
Avant-Garde
Free Jazz
Experimental Jazz
Avant-Garde Jazz
Chicago
World Music
Ethno-Jazz
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Latest Setlist (02/25/2026):

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  1. What Time Is
  2. Ornette
  3. Let the Spirit Out

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 3 concerts
2025 2 concerts
2024 6 concerts
2023 2 concerts
2022 2 concerts
2020 5 concerts
2019 1 concert
2018 3 concerts
2017 2 concerts
2016 1 concert
2014 1 concert
2013 1 concert
2012 1 concert
2011 1 concert

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