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Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet and Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band Electrify in an Afro-Caribbean Jazz Double Bill
Philadelphia, PA: The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts kicks off its 11/12 Latin Roots series with the dual presentation of Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet and Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band with special guest Dafnis Prieto, October 28, 2011 at 7:30 PM. With both critically-acclaimed acts showcasing their unique fusion of complex Latin rhythms ...
The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Celebrates Its 40th Year This Season with Special Concerts and Post-Performance Toasts
This season brings the 40 year anniversary of the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on the Penn campus, and there's a chance for every type of creative spirit to celebrate their favorite Annenberg memories in whatever style they love best. This month grooves by with the jazz saxophonist/pianist duo of Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau ...
Barcelona Jazz Festival Announces Its Complete Marathon Line Up
The 43rd Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival is set to commence Sunday, October 16th through Thursday, December 1st, 2011. This month and a half long celebration will feature performances by Maria Schneider Orchestra, Vijay Iyer Trio, Rudresh Mahanthappa Samdhi, Eliane Elias Brazilian Quartet, Randy Weston and his African Rhythms Trio, Michel Camilo 'Mano a Mano' with ...
Omar Sosa - Il Mondo per il Mondo
by AAJ Italy Staff
di Simon J. Harper Il pianista e compositore Omar Sosa è nato a Cuba durante il primo decennio di governo di Fidel Castro, ed è cresciuto ascoltando il jazz - insieme ai suoi compagni di scuola - clandestinamente. Dopo qualche tempo le regole sarebbero cambiate, e anche a Cuba la musica americana divenne legittima. Dopo il ...
Omar Sosa Receives Latin GRAMMY Nomination for "Calma"
We are pleased to announce that Omar Sosa's solo piano CD, Calma, has received a Latin GRAMMY nomination for Best Instrumental Album. The 11th annual Latin GRAMMY awards will be held in Las Vegas on November 10, 2011. Released in February 2011, Calma is comprised of 13 solo piano improvisations, fusing stylistic elements of jazz, classical, ...
Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland 2011: Days 8-10
by Matt Marshall
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 8-10 32th Annual Tri-C JazzFest ClevelandCleveland, OhioApril 28-May 8, 2011 Chapter Index May 4: Robert Glasper Trio May 5: TCJF SoundWorks with Benny Golson and Ndugu Chancler May 6: Will Bernard / Dr. Lonnie Smith / Medeski Martin & Wood
Omar Sosa: Calma
by AAJ Italy Staff
Calma. Un titolo così non lascia scampo riguardo le aspettative che un ascoltatore può riservare al nuovo lavoro in piano solo - il quinto nella sua discografia - di Omar Sosa, pianista che, una volta ancora, ribadisce la grandezza del suo essere artista infinitamente ispirato e sensibile. Tredici passaggi che compenetrano l'uno dentro l'altro, in una ...
Omar Sosa: Bringing The World To The World
by AAJ Staff
Pianist/composer Omar Sosa was born in Cuba in the first decade of Fidel Castro's rule over the island, and grew up listening to forbidden American jazz with his music school friends in secret, the radio discretely turned low, though eventually the rules changed and the music was broadcast in Cuba, too. After Cuba and a short ...
Omar Sosa Afri-lectric Quintet: New York, May 5, 2011
by Dan Bilawsky
Omar Sosa Afri-lectric QuintetBlue NoteNew York, NYMay 5, 2011 Cuban-born/Barcelona-based Omar Sosa doesn't simply perform for an audience when he brings his music to a club. He conjures musical spirits and creates a magical realm, unlike any other. The pianist fuses the most ancient and modern ideals imaginable into a ...
Omar Sosa: A Week At The Blue Note And Across America
The impressionistic, universal sound of Omar Sosa comes to America for three weeks with his Afreecanos Quartet, beginning on April 27, 2011 at Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis and ending on May 18 at Yoshi's in San Francisco, the place where it all started for the Cuban-born world jazz creator in the late '90s. During the tour, ...
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