Steve Turre was Rasaan Roland Kirk's trombonist for many years and is featured prominently in the RRK documentary called "The case of the 3 sided dream" which I highly recommend. I decided to look up some of his work after seeing the documentary and found this absolute gem of him playing conch shells. You can see the RRK influence, especially the minute or so from the 3:40 mark where he plays multiple conch shells at once.
More: Turré learned to play the conch shell when he was playing with Rahsaan Roland Kirk, whom he credits as one of his major influences. He loves the sound of the conch because he finds it haunting and because his Mexican ancestors played it. To get a deeper feel for what Turré hears when he plays conchs, listen to this clip from hisSanctified Shells album on his website:
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