The San Francisco Jazz Gala will honor drummer Zakir Hussain Wednesday night. Hussain plays the Tabla, a small drum set from Indian and Pakistani classical music. Over his career Zakir has had jam sessions with The Grateful Dead and George Harrison from the Beatles. « I’ve just been doing everything I could to take what I learned from all the musicians from all over the world and just put it on these two drums, » Hussain told ABC7 News. Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart will present Hussain with a Lifetime Achievement award at the gala. The two have collaborated on several Grammy winning albums.
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