Adele Sebastian

The Profile

American jazz flautist and vocalist from Los Angeles, associated with Horace Tapscott’s Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra. Her sole album, Desert Fairy Princess (Nimbus West, 1982), blends spiritual jazz with free, Latin, and African influences. She died in 1983.

Member of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra; released Desert Fairy Princess on Nimbus West (recorded 1981, released 1982); Los Angeles-based; passed away in 1983.

Adele Sebastian, an American jazz flautist and vocalist tied to Horace Tapscott’s Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, released her sole album Desert Fairy Princess on Nimbus West in 1982. The review highlights its acoustic, spiritual jazz core with free, Latin, and African influences, praising its emotional depth and arrangements. Despite critical appreciation, it wasn’t aimed at mainstream success. Sebastian died in 1983, leaving the album as a lasting testament.