Here is the intuitively collaborative band of percussionist Kahil El'Zabar, with Chicago's secret star saxophonist Ari Brown, bassist Yosef Ben Israel (new in the chair formerly held by the late, great Malachi Favors), and inimitable jazz violinist Billy Bang. This is a jazz loft party of the early 21st century which you've been invited to. Live At The River East Art Center is more than a CD; it transcends date and place, dissolves biases about music and genre, touches something within those who come close. Enjoy it yourself, or feel free, quite free, to add your own loving crowd.