Jazz legend Yehya Khalil to perform at Alex. Opera House .

CAIRO – 9 October 2017: The Egyptian jazz legend Yehya Khalil will perform live at the Alexandria Opera House on October 26.

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

The jazz music pioneer is known for combining the tunes of jazz with oriental rhythms, attracting music-loving youth. He formed the "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.

Khalil performed with Gillespie in the opening of 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 in the state-owned Egyptian channel.