Yehya Khalil while performing in one of his concerts – Egypt Today
CAIRO – 28 November 2017: The Legendary Jazz musician Yehya Khalil will perform on November 30 at the Cairo Opera House's Small Theatre at 8 pm.
The Jazz pioneer is known for combining Jazz tunes with oriental rhythms; attracting many music-loving youth.
He formed the Cairo Jazz Quartet, the first jazz band in Egypt, at the age of 14. Khalil shared the stage with a big number of famous Rock, Country and Blues bands. He participated in joint performances with Rasputin’s Stash, and performed with Jazz music icons such as Oliver Jones, and Dizzy Gillespie.
Khalil performed with Gillespie in the opening of the Cairo Opera House in 1989, according to Khalil’s official page. He cooperated with a number of Egyptian singers such as Mohamed Mounir, and currently presents Jazz music in the state-owned Egyptian channel.
It is worth mentioning that the second edition of the Afro-Chinese Art and Music festival, which kicked off on October 25, honored Khalil.
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