Jazz legend Yehya Khalil to perform at Alexandria Opera House

CAIRO – 2 October 2017: Egyptian jazz legend Yehya Khalil will perform live at Alexandria Opera House on October 26.

This is concert is a part of Khalil’s new season of concerts that started last month at Cairo Opera House.

The jazz pioneer is known for combining the tunes of jazz with oriental rhythms. The unique combination manages to attract music-loving youth.

Khalil formed Cairo Jazz Quartet at the age of 14, the first Jazz band in Egypt.

Owner of Yehya Khalil Foundation of Jazz Culture, 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 has performed with jazz music icons such as Oliver Jones, and Daisy Gillespie. He also cooperated with a number of Egyptian singers such as Mohamed Mounir.

Khalil performed with Gillespie in the opening of Cairo Opera House in 1989, according to Khalil’s official page.