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A Celebration of the Life and Music of Zakir Hussain

Third Coast Percussion is honored to perform at this concert celebrating the life of tabla master Zakir Hussain.

The world of music lost an icon with the passing of tabla master Zakir Hussain on December 15, 2024. Organized by Zakir’s family, this one-time-only musical celebration will take place in the sacred space of San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral on Friday, February 28, 2025. All ticket proceeds will go to the Zakir Hussain Institute of Music.

The concert will bring together over two dozen of Zakir’s closest friends and musical collaborators including George Brooks, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Eric Harland, Mickey Hart, Dave Holland, Marcus Gilmore, Anantha Krishnan, Jayanthi Kumaresh, Julian Lage, Charles Lloyd, Third Coast Percussion with Salar Nader, Chris Potter, Ganesh Rajagopalan, Joshua Redman, David Sánchez, John Santos, Marvin Sewell, Steve Smith, and more.

Third Coast Percussion will perform the first movement of Hussain’s Murmurs in Time with Salar Nader, tabla.

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