Geoffrey Sheil ’09 (left) plays the guitar alongside Kohlhase (right) in “Buhaina Checked Out,” a song that Kohlhase composed in memory of jazz drummer Art Blakey (also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina). The MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble performed a concert on Saturday, Nov. 17, titled “Celebrating Boston Jazz & the Music of Charlie Kohlhase.”

Omari Stephens—The TEch

Geoffrey Sheil ’09 (left) plays the guitar alongside Kohlhase (right) in “Buhaina Checked Out,” a song that Kohlhase composed in memory of jazz drummer Art Blakey (also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina). The MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble performed a concert on Saturday, Nov. 17, titled “Celebrating Boston Jazz & the Music of Charlie Kohlhase.” Omari Stephens—The TEch