Legendary Ethnic Heritage Ensemble brings profound healing through music! EHE has toured internationally, as well as recorded enumerable celebrated projects over the last 45 years. The current line up, featuring Corey Wilkes/trumpet, Alex Harding/baritone sax, and the bands founder, Dr. Kahil El’Zabar/multi-percussion/composition is guaranteed to inspire audiences.

Sir Kahil El’Zabar was knighted by the Counsel General of France in 2014 for his long standing international contributions in the Arts. Additionally, Dr. El’zabar holds a PHD in Interdisciplinary Arts from Lake Forest College, 2006. He was an associate professor of music and collaborative arts at University of Nebraska (Lincoln), from 1985-1995 and University of Illinois (Chicago) from 1999-2004. El’Zabar was chairman of the iconic Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) from 1975-1983 and has worked with such luminaries as Dizzy Gillespie, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Pharoah Sanders, Cannonball Adderly, Donnie Hathaway, Lester Bowie, Neneh Cherry, Archie Shepp, David Murray, Nona Hendryx, and Ntozake Shange.

As alumnus of the famed Berkley School of Music, former associate professor of jazz trumpet at Roosevelt University from 2008- 2016, and current member of the world famous AACM, Corey Wilkes is one of the most sought after trumpeters in the world today. Wilkes had the honor of being chosen to replace the late, great Lester Bowie in the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Wilkes has played with the greats, Roy Hargrove, Dr. Lonnie Liston Smith, James Carter, Bilal, Roscoe Mitchell, and Nona Hendryx. Additionally, he is currently starring in a reoccurring role in the hit TV show "Empire." 

For two decades, Alex Harding was the most sought after baritone saxophonist in New York City. In recent years, Alex has moved back to his hometown of Detroit and still is one of the busiest musicians in the world. Harding was the band director of the Tony Award winning Broadway hit, "Fela" and has worked with legends such as Dollar Brand, Sun Ra, Hamiet Bluiett, James Carter, Roy Hargrove, Oliver Lake, Joe Bowie’s Defunkt, and Aretha Franklin. He studied privately for many years with the legendary baritone saxophonist, Hamiet Bluiett.