Genre: Jazz, World Music

Location: 1200 Fifth / 1200 Fifth Ave.

Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is a jazz group first founded in 1973. Sir Kahil El’Zabar was knighted by the Counsel General of France for his long-standing international contributions to the arts, and holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Arts from Lake Forest College. He has worked with iconic names and luminaries of music, including Dizzy Gillespie, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder and more.

The Downtown Seattle Association is proud to present Downtown Summer Sounds, our summer concert series that has been bringing free live, local music to downtown Seattle for more than 45 years. We’re hosting outdoor concerts across downtown from July 11-Aug. 28 — check out the full lineup!

The Downtown Summer Sounds concert series is funded by the Metropolitan Improvement District ratepayers and presented by Amazon.