First-Ever Omar Sosa VINYL RELEASE ‘Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums’Coming April 20 Exclusively on RECORD STORE DAY
Soundtrack to the documentary of the same name
★ Ask your local vinyl shop for Omar’s new LP ★
Coming Soon! The Documentary!
‘Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums’
Watch the trailer here:
Spring Touring 2024
Joo Kraus, Diego Piñera, and Omar Sosa make up Vibe Factor
April 16 Zurich, Switzerland
Moods Vibe Factor, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Joo Kraus, trumpet Diego Piñera, drums www.moods.ch
April 17 Munich, Germany
Unterfahrt Jazzclub Vibe Factor, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Joo Kraus, trumpet Diego Piñera, drums www.unterfahrt.de
April 18 & 19 Hamburg, Germany
Rolf-Liebermann-Studio des NDR Vibe Factor, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Joo Kraus, trumpet Diego Piñera, drums www.ndr.de
April 26 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Reggio in Jazz
Teatro F Cilea Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu www.reggioinjazz.it
June 14 Espinho, Portugal
Auditorio de Espinho Omar Sosa & Orquestra de Espinho www.musica-esp.pt
June 17 Healdsburg, California
Healdsburg Jazz Festival
Raven Performing Arts Theater Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos, featuring Sheldon Brown, reeds Josh Jones, drums Ernesto Mazar Kindelàn, baby bass www.healdsburgjazz.org
June 21 Albergaria-a-Velha, Portugal
Cineteatro Alba Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio, featuring Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.cm-albergaria.pt
June 22 Águeda, Portugal
Centro de Artes de Águeda Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio, featuring Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.centroartesagueda.pt
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Photo by Kevin Cordova Alvarez, Miami Light Project, FUNDarte
First Ever Omar Sosa Vinyl Release ‘Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums’Coming April 20 Exclusively on RECORD STORE DAY
Soundtrack to the documentary of the same name.★ Ask your local vinyl shop now to carry this LP ★
Check out the trailer to the
new documentary here:
Spring Tour 2024
Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita
March 15 Portes Les Valence, France
Le Train Théâtre Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio, featuring Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.train-theatre.fr
March 19 Sassuolo (Modena), Italy Sassuolo Jazz Festival
Teatro Carani Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu www.teatrocarani.it
March 20 La Chapelle sur Erdre (Nantes), France
Espace Culturel Capellia Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio, featuring Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.sortiralachapellesuredre.fr
April 16 Zurich, Austria
Moods Vibe Factor, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Joo Kraus, trumpet Diego Piñera, drums www.moods.ch
Joo Kraus, Diego Piñera, and Omar Sosa make up Vibe Factor
April 17 Munich, Germany
Unterfahrt Jazzclub Vibe Factor, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Joo Kraus, trumpet Diego Piñera, drums www.unterfahrt.de
April 18 & 19 Hamburg, Germany
Rolf-Liebermann-Studio des NDR Vibe Factor, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Joo Kraus, trumpet Diego Piñera, drums www.ndr.de
April 26 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Reggio in Jazz
Teatro F Cilea Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu www.reggioinjazz.it
U.S. Dates • July 2023 Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos
L-R Omar Sosa, Sheldon Brown, Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, Josh JonesJuly 8 Stanford, California
Stanford Jazz Festival
Dinkelspiel Auditorium / Braun Music Center Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos, featuring Josh Jones, drums Sheldon Brown, saxophone Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, baby bass www.stanfordjazz.orgJuly 13 Reno, Nevada
ARTOWN
Bartley Ranch Regional Park Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos, featuring Josh Jones, drums Sheldon Brown, saxophone Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, baby bass www.artown.orgJuly 16 Detroit, Michigan
African World Festival
Hart Plaza Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos, featuring Josh Jones, drums Sheldon Brown, saxophone Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, baby bass www.thewright.org
New Album Release Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu ‘FOOD’ Available Now!
Listen • Download • Purchase CD here: www.tukmusic.comFor radio and review copies,
physical or digital, please
contact music@melodia.com
SUMMER TOUR SCHEDULE Complete concert details at www.melodia.com
Photo by Roberto CifarelliJuly 21 Modena, Italy
Cortile del Malograno Solo Piano www.teatrocomunalemodena.itJuly 22 Pratovecchio, Italy
Piazza Jacopo Landino Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu www.ticketone.itJuly 23 Noto, Italy
Cortile Collegio dei Gesuiti Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu www.notomusicafestival.comJuly 25 Gerace (RC), Italy
Piazza delle Tre Chiese Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu www.facebook.com
July 27 Bormio, Italy
Piazza del Kuerc Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu www.eventbrite.it
July 29 Monte San Pietrangeli (FM), Italy
Chiostro della Chiesa di San Francisco Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu www.vivaticket.com
July 31 Rome, Italy
Casa del Jazz Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu www.casadeljazz.com
Photo by Roberto Cifarelli
August 10 Brno, Czech Republic
Festival Hudby Brno
Sono Centrum Omar Sosa Quarteto AfroCubano, featuring Leandro Saint-Hill, saxophone Childo Tomas, bass Ernesttico, drums www.maratonhudby.cz
August 12 Brno, Czech Republic
Festival Hudby Brno
Biskupský dvůr Omar Sosa & Stracho Temelkovski www.goout.net www.maratonhudby.cz
Photo by Tom Ehrlich
August 13 Brno, Czech Republic
Festival Hudby Brno
Renesanční Dvorana (Renaissance Hall)
Uměleckoprůmyslové Muzeum Solo Piano www.maratonhudby.cz
August 21 Caunes-Minervois, France
Festival de Caunes-Minervois
Abbaye de Caunes-Minervois Omar Sosa Quarteto AfroCubano, featuring Leandro Saint-Hill, saxophone Childo Tomas, bass Ernesttico, percussion www.festival-caunes-minervois.org
August 26 & 27 Healdsburg, California
The 222 Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos, featuring Josh Jones, drums Sheldon Brown, saxophone Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, baby bass wwww.the222.org
L-R Josh Jones, Omar Sosa, Peter Apfelbaum, Ernesto Mazar Kindelán. Photo by Kim Brooks.
September 2 Washington, DC
DC JazzFest Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos, featuring Josh Jones, drums Sheldon Brown, saxophone Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, baby bass www.dcjazzfest.org
September 15-17 New York, New York
Dizzy’s Club • Jazz at Lincoln Center Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos, featuring Josh Jones, drums Peter Apfelbaum, saxophone Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, baby bass www.2023.jazz.org
September 22 Tangiers, Morocco
TANJAzz Festival Omar Sosa Quarteto AfroCubano, featuring Leandro Saint-Hill, saxophones Childo Tomas, bass Ernesttico, percussion www.tanjazz.org
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Curated by Jazz Amnesty Sound System in Montréal, this double LP features tracks from nine of Omar’s early album releases, including ‘Free Roots’, ‘Sentir’, ‘Mulatos’, and ‘Afreecanos’.
Stay tuned for ordering details!
FALL TOURING 2022
SUBA Trio
October 11 Tourcoing, France
Tourcoing Jazz Festival
Théâtre Municipal de Tourcoing Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio, featuring Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.tourcoing-jazz-festival.comOctober 14 Esslingen, Germany
Württembergische Landesbühne Omar Sosa Quarteto AfroCubano, featuring Childo Tomas, bass Leandro Saint-Hill, saxophones Ernesto Simpson, drums www.stuttgart-live.deOctober 15 Cologne, Germany
Kölner Philharmonie Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio, featuring Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.koelner-philharmonie.deOctober 30 Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade Jazz Festival Omar Sosa & RTS Big Band, featuring Ernesto Simpson, drums Childo Tomas, bass www.bjf.rs
Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco. Photo by M. Zakrzewski
November 3 Aalen, Germany
Aalener Jazzfestival
Donnerstag Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.aalener-jazzfest.deNovember 16 Husum, Germany
Messe Husum & Congress Omar Sosa & NDR Bigband www.messehusum.deNovember 17 Lübeck, Germany
Musik– und Kongresshalle Omar Sosa & NDR Bigband www.muk.deNovember 18 Eysines (Bordeaux), France
Salle du Vigean Eysines Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio, featuring Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.lerocherdepalmer.frNovember 25 Valladolid, Spain
Valladolid Jazz @ LAVA
Laboratorio de las Artes de Valladolid Omar Sosa & José Luis Gutiérrez, featuring Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.valladolid.esNovember 27 Alès, France
Le Cratère Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio, featuring Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.lecratere.fr
OTA Records CD Catalog Available at www.melodia.com, or visit your nearest iTunes Store
OTA Records • 484 Lake Park Avenue, Suite 32 • Oakland, CA 94610 U.S.A.
Curated by Jazz Amnesty Sound System in Montréal, this double LP features tracks from nine of Omar’s early album releases, including ‘Free Roots’, ‘Sentir’, ‘Mulatos’, and ‘Afreecanos’.
To director Soren Sorensen
for receiving the Best Musical Documentary
award from the
Rhode Island International
Film Festival
for ‘Omar Sosa’s
88 Well-Tuned Drums’!
Stay tuned here for information on the general release of the film in the Spring of 2023.
Check out the trailer on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WrMm_K5uqho
SUMMER-FALL TOURING 2022
Omar Sosa & Ernesttico. Photo by Marco Macchiavelli
August 19 Würselen, Germany
Burg Wilhelmstein Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.burg-wilhelmstein.deAugust 26 Bran, Romania
Jazz at Bran Castle Omar Sosa & Ernesttico www.bran-castle.comAugust 31 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Festspiele Omar Sosa & NDR Bigband www.festspiele-mv.deSeptember 2 Eutiner, Germany
Eutiner Festspiele Omar Sosa & NDR Bigband www.eutiner-festspiele.deSeptember 3 Hamburg, Germany
Jazz Open
Musikpavillion Planten un Blomen Omar Sosa & NDR Bigband www.jazzbuero-hamburg.deSeptember 4 Goslar, Germany
H.E. Steinway-Festival
Kaiserpfalz Omar Sosa & NDR Bigband www.ndr.de
SUBA Trio
October 11 Tourcoing, France
Tourcoing Jazz Festival
Théâtre Municipal de Tourcoing Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio, featuring Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.tourcoing-jazz-festival.comOctober 14 Esslingen, Germany
Württembergische Landesbühne Omar Sosa Quarteto AfroCubano, featuring Childo Tomas, bass Leandro Saint-Hill, saxophones Ernesto Simpson, drums www.stuttgart-live.deOctober 15 Cologne, Germany
Kölner Philharmonie Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio, featuring Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.koelner-philharmonie.deOctober 30 Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade Jazz Festival Omar Sosa & RTS Big Band, featuring Ernesto Simpson, drums Childo Tomas, bass www.bjf.rs
Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco. Photo by M. Zakrzewski
November 3 Aalen, Germany
Aalener Jazzfestival
Donnerstag Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.aalener-jazzfest.deNovember 16 Husum, Germany
Messe Husum & Congress Omar Sosa & NDR Bigband www.messehusum.deNovember 17 Lübeck, Germany
Musik– und Kongresshalle Omar Sosa & NDR Bigband www.muk.deNovember 18 Eysines (Bordeaux), France
Salle du Vigean Eysines Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio, featuring Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.lerocherdepalmer.frNovember 25 Valladolid, Spain
Valladolid Jazz @ LAVA
Laboratorio de las Artes de Valladolid Omar Sosa & José Luis Gutiérrez, featuring Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.valladolid.esNovember 27 Alès, France
Le Cratère Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio, featuring Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.lecratere.fr
OTA Records CD Catalog Available at www.melodia.com, or visit your nearest iTunes Store
OTA Records • 484 Lake Park Avenue, Suite 32 • Oakland, CA 94610 U.S.A.
U.S. Performances
August & September 2022 Omar Sosa Quarteto AmericanosFeaturing Josh Jones, drums Sheldon Brown, saxophones Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, bass
Except at Dizzy’s Club, Peter Apfelbaum, saxophones
L-R Omar Sosa, Sheldon Brown, Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, Josh Jones
Saturday, August 6 • 6:30 & 9:00 PM
Sunday, August 7 • 3:00 & 6:30 PM Blue Note Napa Napa, CaliforniaFor tickets and information, please visit www.bluenotenapa.com
Saturday, August 13 • 3:00 PM
San Jose Jazz Summer Fest Hammer Theater San Jose, CaliforniaFor tickets and information, please visit www.summerfest.sanjosejazz.org
Friday & Saturday, September 16 & 17 • 7:30 & 9:30 PM
Sunday, September 18 • 5:00 PM & 7:30 PM Dizzy’s Club
Jazz at Lincoln Center New York, New YorkFor tickets and information, please visit www.2022.jazz.org
Wednesday, September 21 • 7:30 PM Overture Center for Arts Madison, WisconsinFor tickets and information, please visit www.overture.org
Thursday-Saturday, September 22-24 • 8:00 & 10:00 PM
Sunday, September 25 • 4:00 PM & 8:00 PM Jazz Showcase Chicago, IllinoisFor tickets and information, please visit www.jazzshowcase.com
Curated by Jazz Amnesty Sound System in Montréal, this double LP features tracks from nine of Omar’s early album releases, including ‘Free Roots’, ‘Sentir’, ‘Mulatos’, and ‘Afreecanos’.
The film follows Omar’s story from early childhood and conservatory education as a percussionist in Cuba, military service in Angola, a stint in Ecuador writing commercial jingles, and his fateful move to San Francisco.
SUMMER TOURING 2022
June 23 Bremen, Germany
Sendesaal Bremen Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.sendesaal-bremen.deJune 25 Timmendorfer Strand, Germany
JazzBaltica Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.jazzbaltica.comJuly 1 Bergamo, Italy
Lazzaretto di Bergamo Omar Sosa & Ernesttico B-Black Duo www.facebook.comJuly 3 Moruzzo, Italy
Nei Suoni Dei Luoghi
Martignacco Solo Piano www.neisuonideiluoghi.itJuly 7 Heidenheim, Germany
Opern Festspiele
Donnerstag Jazzgala ‘Es:sensual’, featuring Omar Sosa, piano NDR Bigband www.opernfestspiele.de www.ndr.deJuly 8 Rome, Italy
Casa del Jazz
I Concerti nel Parco Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.iconcertinelparco.itJuly 10 Bad Zwischenahn, Germany
Park der Gärten Omar Sosa & NDR Bigband www.park-der-gaerten.de www.ndr.deJuly 15 Cervo, Italy
Piazza dei Corallini Omar Sosa & Ernesttico www.cervofestival.comJuly 16 Canelli, Italy
Cortile Cantina Bosca Omar Sosa & Ernesttico www.bariinjazz.it
July 17 Cecina, Italy
Beat Festival
Villa Guerrazzi / La Cinquantina Omar Sosa & Ernesttico B-Black Duo
July 18 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Festival Mundus
Chiostri di San Pietro Omar Sosa & Ernesttico www.bariinjazz.it
Omar Sosa & Ernesttico
July 23 Tricase, Italy
Largo Sant’Angelo SUBA Trio, featuring Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.bariinjazz.itJuly 24 Selva di Fasano, Italy
Bari in Jazz
Minareto Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio, featuring Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.bariinjazz.itJuly 27 Travemünde, Germany
Classical Beat Omar Sosa & Joo Kraus, featuring Classical Beat Orchestra www.classicalbeat.deAugust 2 Sète, France
Fiest’a Sète SUBA Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Seckou Keita, kora, vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.fiestasete.com
New Omar Sosa &
Marialy Pacheco CD ‘MANOS’
Recorded Live at Beethovenhaus • Bonn, Germany
Upcoming Omar Sosa &
Marialy Pacheco Concerts
Omar Sosa and Marialy Pacheco
June 15 Poznan, Poland
Enter Enea Music Festival Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.enterfestival.plJune 23 Bremen, Germany
Sendesaal Bremen Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.sendesaal-bremen.deJune 25 Timmendorfer Strand, Germany
JazzBaltica Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.jazzbaltica.comJuly 8 Rome, Italy
Casa del Jazz
I Concerti nel Parco Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.iconcertinelparco.itAugust 19 Würselen, Germany
Burg Wilhelmstein Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.burg-wilhelmstein.deAugust 27 Elmau, Germany
Schloß Elmau Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.schloss-elmau.de
Congratulations!
To Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita for winning First Place in the World Music category of the 2021 International Songwriting Competition for the song ‘Allah Léno‘ from their new CD ‘SUBA‘, and to Gustavo Ovalles, Steve Argüelles, Klaus Scheurermann, and the rest of the creative team for their contributions!
August 13 San Jose, California
San Jose Jazz Summer Fest Quarteto Americanos, featuring Josh Jones, drums Sheldon Brown, saxophones Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, bass www.sanjosejazz.orgAugust 26 Bran, Romania
Jazz at Bran Castle Omar Sosa & Ernesttico www.bran-castle.comAugust 31 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Festspiele Omar Sosa & NDR Bigband www.festspiele-mv.deSeptember 2 Eutiner, Germany
Eutiner Festspiele Omar Sosa & NDR Bigband www.eutiner-festspiele.deSeptember 16-18 New York, New York
Dizzy’s Club
Jazz at Lincoln Center Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos www.jazz.orgSeptember 21 Madison, Wisconsin
Capitol Theater
Overture Center for the Arts Quarteto Americanos, featuring Josh Jones, drums Sheldon Brown, saxophones Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, bass www.overture.orgSeptember 22-25 Chicago, Illinois
Jazz Showcase Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos www.jazzshowcase.com
OTA Records CD Catalog Available at www.melodia.com, or visit your nearest iTunes Store
OTA Records • 484 Lake Park Avenue, Suite 32 • Oakland, CA 94610 U.S.A.
Documentary Film Premiere Omar Sosa’s 88
Well-Tuned DrumsApril 23, 2022 • 5:00 PM
52nd AnnualUSA Film Festival
Dallas, TexasClick to see Trailer
Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums is a feature-length documentary film on the life and music of Cuban-born pianist and composer, Omar Sosa (b. 1965). Extensive interviews with Omar Sosa, archival video and stills, and, of course, lots of music form the backbone of the film, with animated segments bringing bold and colorful movement to Sosa’s stories, especially early ones for which there is little supporting material.The film traces Sosa’s personal and artistic origins from his birth and childhood in Camagüey, conservatory education in Havana, military service in Angola during that country’s long civil war, and eventual relocation to Ecuador where, for a time, he wrote, arranged, and performed commercial jingles.
Sosa’s story continues with a fateful mid-90s move to the U.S., a stint as a sought-after sideman in the Bay Area’s burgeoning Latin jazz scene, and partnership with longtime manager Scott Price that continues to this day. In his 25+ years as a solo artist, Omar Sosa has released over 30 albums and received four Grammy nominations and three Latin Grammy nominations. Omar often performs 80-100 concerts across six continents annually.
Sosa is known for his deeply personal style and musical influences and collaborators as diverse as his travel itinerary. As Eugene Holley writes in a 2004 Village Voice piece that inspired the film’s title, “Sosa’s pianisms evoke distant echoes of McCoy Tyner’s power, Keith Jarrett’s improvisational flights of fancy, and Thelonious Monk’s angular harmonies, transforming the piano into 88 well-tuned drums.”
Spring-Summer Touring 2022
Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita
April 28 Geneva, Switzerland
Alhambra Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu www.musika-agence.chApril 29 Drammen, Norway
Drammens Teater Omar Sosa Quarteto AfroCubano, featuring Childo Tomas, bass Leandro Saint-Hill, saxophones Ernesttico, drums www.drammenscener.no
Paolo Fresu and Omar Sosa Photo by Roberto Cifarelli
May 1 Straubing, Germany (Munich)
Hotel ASAM Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu www.hotelasam.deMay 7 Padova, Italy
Il Suono e la Parola
Sala dei Giganti Omar Sosa & Ernesttico, featuring Clacson Small Orchestra www.ilsuonoelparola.itMay 13 Brescia, Italy
Brixia Forum Omar Sosa & Paolo FresuMay 14 Cremona, Italy
Auditorium Arvedi Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu www.cremonajazz.itJune 3 Dresden, Germany
Dresdner Musikfestspiele AGUAS Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Yilian Cañizares, violin, vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.musikfestspiele.com
Gustavo Ovalles Photo by Georg Cizek-Graf
June 4 Vincennes, France
Auditorium Jean-Pierre Micquel Omar Sosa & Gustavo Ovalles www.espacesorano.comJune 11 Brussels, Belgium
Bozar SUBA Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Seckou Keita, kora, vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.bozar.beJune 15 Poznan, Poland
Enter Enea Music Festival Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.enterfestival.plJune 23 Bremen, Germany
Sendesaal Bremen Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.sendesaal-bremen.de
Marialy Pacheco and Omar Sosa Photo by Peter Purgar
August 6 & 7 Napa, California
Blue Note Napa Quarteto Americanos, featuring Josh Jones, drums Sheldon Brown, saxophones Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, bass www.bluenotenapa.comAugust 13 San Jose, California
San Jose Jazz Summer Fest Quarteto Americanos, featuring Josh Jones, drums Sheldon Brown, saxophones Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, bass www.sanjosejazz.orgAugust 19 Würselen, Germany
Burg Wilhelmstein Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.burg-wilhelmstein.comAugust 27 Elmau, Germany
Schloß Elmau Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.schloss-elmau.deSeptember 16-18 New York, New York
Dizzy’s Club
Jazz at Lincoln Center Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos www.jazz.orgSeptember 22-25 Chicago, Illinois
Jazz Showcase Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos www.jazzshowcase.com
OTA Records CD Catalog Available at www.melodia.com, or visit your nearest iTunes Store
OTA Records • 484 Lake Park Avenue, Suite 32 • Oakland, CA 94610 U.S.A.
U.S.A. TOUR
Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio featuring Gustavo Ovalles
Brooklyn • Troy • Boston • North Bethesda
Chicago • Minneapolis • Detroit • Portland
Seattle • Santa Cruz • Berkeley • Los Angeles Phoenix • Albuquerque
Thank-you to all the club owners, and venue operators, and promoters, and presenters who have found a way to survive during the extraordinary past two years and continue to give us the opportunity to experience the joy and magic of music on the stage! Please Support Live Music Whenever You Can!
Robert Browning Associates,
Lotus Music & Dance present, and Roulette present
Thursday, March 31 • 8:00 PM Brooklyn, NY Tickets and Information
March 20 Prague, Czech Republic
Divadlo U Hasičů SUBA Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Seckou Keita, kora, vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.pjmusic-eshop.czMarch 22 Toulouse, France
Salle Nougaro SUBA Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Seckou Keita, kora, vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.sallenougaro.comApril 28 Geneva, Switzerland
Alhambra Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu www.musika-agence.chApril 29 Drammen, Norway
Drammens Teater Omar Sosa Quarteto AfroCubano, featuring Childo Tomas, bass Leandro Saint-Hill, saxophones Ernesttico, drums www.drammenscener.no
Paolo Fresu and Omar Sosa Photo by Roberto Cifarelli
May 1 Straubing, Germany (Munich)
Hotel ASAM Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu www.hotelasam.deMay 7 Padova, Italy
Il Suono e la Parola
Sala dei Giganti Omar Sosa & Ernesttico, featuring Clacson Small Orchestra www.ilsuonoelparola.itMay 13 Brescia, Italy
Brixia Forum Omar Sosa & Paolo FresuMay 14 Cremona, Italy
Auditorium Arvedi Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu www.cremonajazz.itJune 3 Dresden, Germany
Dresdner Musikfestspiele AGUAS Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Yilian Cañizares, violin, vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.musikfestspiele.com
August 6 & 7 Napa, California
Blue Note Napa Quarteto Americanos, featuring Josh Jones, drums Sheldon Brown, saxophones Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, bass www.bluenotenapa.comAugust 13 San Jose, California
San Jose Jazz Summer Fest Quarteto Americanos, featuring Josh Jones, drums Sheldon Brown, saxophones Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, bass www.sanjosejazz.orgAugust 19 Würselen, Germany
Burg Wilhelmstein Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.burg-wilhelmstein.comAugust 27 Elmau, Germany
Schloß Elmau Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.schloss-elmau.deSeptember 16-18 New York, New York
Dizzy’s Club
Jazz at Lincoln Center Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos www.jazz.orgSeptember 22-25 Chicago, Illinois
Jazz Showcase Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos www.jazzshowcase.com
OTA Records CD Catalog Available at www.melodia.com, or visit your nearest iTunes Store
OTA Records • 484 Lake Park Avenue, Suite 32 • Oakland, CA 94610 U.S.A.
Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita SUBA Trio
U.S.A. Tour • April 2022
featuring Gustavo Ovalles
Photo by Laurent Seroussi
March 31 Roulette, Brooklyn TICKETSApril 1 The Sanctuary, Troy / Albany TICKETSApril 2 Berklee Performance Center, Boston TICKETSApril 3 AMP by Strathmore, North Bethesda / DC TICKETS
Photo by Laurent Seroussi
April 6 Constellation, Chicago TICKETSApril 7 Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis TICKETSApril 8 & 9 Aretha’s Jazz Café, Detroit TICKETSApril 12 & 13 Jazz Alley, Seattle TICKETSApril 14 Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz TICKETSApril 15 & 16 Freight & Salvage, Berkeley TICKETSApril 17 Catalina Jazz Club, Los Angeles TICKETSApril 19 Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix TICKETSApril 20 & 21 Outpost Performance Space, Albuquerque TICKETS
Spring-Summer Touring 2022
Quarteto AfroCubano Photo by Amara Photos
March 5 Budapest, Hungary
MOMkult Quarteto AfroCubano, featuring Childo Tomas, bass Leandro Saint-Hill, saxophones Ernesto Simpson, drums www.getcloserconcerts.comMarch 6 Budapest, Hungary
MOMkult CloserSession 1, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Gavino Murgia, saxophone Miklós Lukács, cimbalom Kornél Mogyoró, percussion Childo Tomas, bass www.getcloserconcerts.comMarch 7 Vienna, Austria
Sargfabrik Omar Sosa & Gustavo Ovalles ww.sargfabrik.atMarch 20 Prague, Czech Republic
Divadlo U Hasičů SUBA Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Seckou Keita, kora, vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.pjmusic-eshop.czMarch 22 Toulouse, France
Salle Nougaro SUBA Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Seckou Keita, kora, vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.sallenougaro.com
August 6 & 7 Napa, California
Blue Note Napa Quarteto Americanos, featuring Josh Jones, drums Sheldon Brown, saxophones Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, bass www.bluenotenapa.comAugust 14 San Jose, California
San Jose Jazz Summer Fest Quarteto Americanos, featuring Josh Jones, drums Sheldon Brown, saxophones Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, bass www.sanjosejazz.orgAugust 19 Würselen, Germany
Burg Wilhelmstein Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.burg-wilhelmstein.comAugust 27 Elmau, Germany
Schloß Elmau Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.schloss-elmau.deSeptember 16-18 New York, New York
Dizzy’s Club
Jazz at Lincoln Center Quarteto Americanos www.jazz.org
OTA Records CD Catalog Available at www.melodia.com, or visit your nearest iTunes Store
Recorded during lockdown, Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita’s bendigedig release, SUBA, is a hymn to hope, to the dawn of compassion and change in a post-pandemic world, a musical reiteration of humanity’s prayer for peace and unity. Listen now: https://Naxos.lnk.to/SUBAEL
Omar Sosa at SFJAZZ
World PremiereMOTHERLAND JOURNEYfeaturing
painter-sculptor Githinji Wa’Mbire
drummer-programmer Amaury Acosta Thursday, September 16 • 7:00 PM
Live on stage, plus Livestream!
Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita
FALL TOUR DATES • SUBA TRIO
AGUAS Trio — photo by Antonello MoriSeptember 25 San Francisco, California
Divine Film Festival presents
Taste of an Identity: Friuli • Venezia • Giulia
Italian Athletic Club Omar Sosa & Amaury Acosta Duo www.sfiac.orgOctober 10 Perpignan, France
Jazzèbre AGUAS Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Yilian Cañizares, violin & vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.jazzebre.comNovember 13 Nevers, France
D’Jazz Nevers GFS Trio, featuring Trilok Gurtu, percussion Paolo Fresu, trumpet Omar Sosa, piano www.djazznevers.comNovember 14 Paris, France
Paris-Seine Musicale GFS Trio, featuring Trilok Gurtu, percussion Paolo Fresu, trumpet Omar Sosa, piano www.laseinemusicale.com GFS Trio — photo by Elio GuidiDecember 5 Ludwigsburg, Germany
Forum am Schlosspark AGUAS Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Yilian Cañizares, violin & vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.forum.ludwigsburg.deComplete tour schedule: www.melodia.com
OTA Records CD Catalog Available at www.melodia.com, or visit your nearest iTunes Store
OTA Records • 484 Lake Park Avenue, Suite 32 • Oakland, CA 94610 U.S.A.
Omar Sosa B-Bay Quartet
LIVE STREAMS in May Josh Jones, drums • Sheldon Brown, saxophones
• Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, bass
Thursday, May 20 at 5:00 PM Pacific
from Piedmont Piano Company FREE • Tune-in hereThursday, May 27 at 7:00 PM Pacific
from Kuumbwa Jazz Center
Advance tickets $30 Available here
Omar Sosa
Summer Tour Schedule
June 4 Kaiserslautern, Germany
Kammgarn-Kulturgarten
Sounds of the World – Festival der Kulturen Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu www.kammgarn.deJune 18 Eymet, France
Espace Culturel d’Eymet An East African Journey Preview, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Steve Argüelles, drums Christophe Minck, bass, synth, electronics Alan Sousa, percussion www.maquizart.com
June 19 Lille, France
Lille Piano Festival An East African Journey, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Steve Argüelles, drums Christophe Minck, bass, synth, effects www.onlille.com
June 29 Paris, France
Le Bal Blomet
CD Release Celebration An East African Journey, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Steve Argüelles, drums Christophe Minck, bass, synth, electronics www.balblomet.fr
Working on ‘An East African Journey’, photo by Olivier Taïeb
July 1 Brive, France
Festival du Bleu en Hiver
Baignade de l’Auzelou Omar Sosa & Stracho Temelkovski www.sn-lempreinte.fr
July 2 Vauvert, France
Festival Jazz
Parc du Castellas AGUAS Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Yilian Cañizares, violin, vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.jazzajunas.fr
July 9 Pavia (Milan), Italy
Festival Milanesiana Solo Piano www.lamilanesiana.eu
July 23 Saint Moritz, Switzerland
Festival da Jazz
Reine Victoria AGUAS Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Yilian Cañizares, violin, vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.festivaldajazz.ch
July 25 Krems, Austria
Festival Glatt & Verkehrt
Winzer Krems Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu www.glattundverkehrt.at
July 28 Zadar, Croatia
Zadar Jazz & Blues Festival
Muzej Antickog Stakla AGUAS Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Yilian Cañizares, violin, vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.hnk-zadar.hr
July 30 Ravensburg, Germany
Einhaldenfestival Omar Sosa & Joo Kraus
Featuring special guest string quartet www.einhaldenfestival.de
July 31 Nora (CA), Italy
Nora Jazz Festival
Teatro Romano di Nora Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco www.norajazz.it
August 1 Ortueri (NU), Italy
Dromos Festival
Parco Mui Muscas An East African Journey, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Steve Argüelles, drums Christophe Minck, bass, synth, effects www.dromosfestival.it
Omar Sosa, Christophe Minck, Steve Argüelles
August 21 Sant’Antioco (CA), Italy
Sulky Jazz Festival Omar Sosa & Ernesttico www.facebook.com
September 5 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Detroit Jazz Festival Detroit-Havana Jazz Project, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Chris Collins, saxophones Amaury Acosta, drums Octavio Rodriguez, percussion Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, bass Chuck Newsome, guitar
Plus horn section! www.detroitjazzfest.org
October 10 Perpignan, France
Jazzebre AGUAS Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Yilian Cañizares, violin & vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.jazzebre.com
AGUAS Trio, photo by Didier Peron
December 5 Ludwigsburg, Germany
Forum am Schlosspark AGUAS Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Yilian Cañizares, violin & vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.forum.ludwigsburg.de
Omar Sosa on
NPR Alt LatinoSunday, March 28
Podcast goes live at 9:00 AM ET • Available for listening anytime!
Tune-in here
Check out Omar’s in-depth conversation with NPR’s Felix Contreras about his new album ‘An East African Journey’ and other upcoming projects and wanderings
Tuesday, April 7 • 6:30 PM ETDetroit Jazz Festival HAVANA-DETROIT JAZZ PROJECT
Live Stream DebutTune-in hereJoin us for the 2021 Detroit Jazz Festival Annual Preview Event live on YouTube, including a new cross-cultural creation, featuring Omar Sosa • piano Chris Collins • multi-reeds Amaury Acosta • drums Chuck Newsome • guitar Ernesto Mazar Kindelán • bass Octavio Rodriguez • percussion
Omar Sosa & Chris Collins spearhead the new Havana-Detroit Jazz Project
UPCOMING CONCERT SCHEDULE
April 7 Detroit Jazz Festival
Annual Press Preview Havana-Detroit Jazz Project Live Stream Debut www.detroitjazzfest.orgApril 8, 9, 10 Detroit, Michigan
Dirty Dog Jazz Café Havana-Detroit Jazz Project, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Chris Collins, woodwinds Chuck Newsome, guitar Amaury Acosta, drums Octavio Rodriguez Jr., percussion Ernesto Mazar Kindelán, bass www.dirtydogjazz.comApril 30 Echternach, Luxembourg
Trifolion GFS Trio, featuring Trilok Gurtu, percussion Paolo Fresu, trumpet Omar Sosa, piano www.trifolion.lu
Omar Sosa with Yilian Cañizares. Photo by Jean-Louis Neveu.
June 18 Eymet, France
Espace Culturel d’Eymet An East African Journey Preview, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Steve Argüelles, drums Christophe Minck, bass, synth, electronics Alan Sousa, percussion www.maquizart.comJune 19 Lille, France Transparent Water Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Seckou Keita, koro & vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.onlille.comJune 20 Prague, Czech Republic
Divadlo ABC AGUAS Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Yilian Cañizares, violin & vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.divadloarcha.czJune 29 Paris, France
Le Bal Blomet
CD Release Celebration An East African Journey Preview, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Steve Argüelles, drums Christophe Minck, bass, synth, electronics Alan Sousa, percussion www.balblomet.frJune 30 Basel, Switzerland
Stadtcasino Basel AGUAS Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Yilian Cañizares, violin & vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.stadtcasino-basel.ch
July 9 Pavia (Milan), Italy
Festival Milanesiana Solo Piano www.lamilanesiana.eu
August 27 Würselen, Germany
Burg Wilhelmstein Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco Duo www.burg-wilhelmstein.com
August 28 Cologne, Germany
Schoke Flügel & Pianos Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco Duo www.schoke.de
September 5 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Detroit Jazz Festival Detroit-Havana Jazz Project, featuring Omar Sosa & Joaquin Betancourt, music directors www.detroitjazzfest.org
October 10 Perpignan, France
Jazzebre AGUAS Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Yilian Cañizares, violin & vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.jazzebre.com
December 5 Ludwigsburg, Germany
Forum am Schlosspark AGUAS Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Yilian Cañizares, violin & vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.forum.ludwigsburg.de
We have a live stream event coming up tomorrow (February 21) at 5:00 PM Pacific Time from Piedmont Piano Company in Oakland, California.Omar Sosa will debut a new group called Diaspora, including Geoff Brennan on acoustic bass and Bouchaib Abdelhadi on vocals – two musicians Omar played with during his early years in the Bay Area – a long-awaited reunion! Plus Peruvian percussionist Cotito, and a special guest appearance by Peruvian dancer Pierr Padilla.
The live stream is FREE, and available on Piedmont Piano’s YouTube channel and Facebook page: https://www.piedmontpiano.com/calendar/2021/2/21/omar-sosa-friends
Further information: music@melodia.com or call +1.510.410.9799
LIVE STREAM
Omar Sosa & Friends
Sunday, February 21 • 5 PM Pacific Time
Piedmont Piano Company • Oakland, CA
featuring Moroccan vocalist Bouchaib Abdelhadi, Peruvian percussionist Juan Medrona Cotito,
and American acoustic bassist Geoff Brennan, with special guest appearance
We have a live stream event coming up tomorrow (February 21) at 5:00 PM Pacific Time from Piedmont Piano Company in Oakland, California.
Omar Sosa will debut a new group called Diaspora, including Geoff Brennan on acoustic bass and Bouchaib Abdelhadi on vocals – two musicians Omar played with during his early years in the Bay Area – a long-awaited reunion! Plus Peruvian percussionist Cotito, and a special guest appearance by Peruvian dancer Pierr Padilla.
We have a live stream event coming up tomorrow (February 21) at 5:00 PM Pacific Time from Piedmont Piano Company in Oakland, California.
Omar Sosa will debut a new group called Diaspora, including Geoff Brennan on acoustic bass and Bouchaib Abdelhadi on vocals – two musicians Omar played with during his early years in the Bay Area – a long-awaited reunion! Plus Peruvian percussionist Cotito, and a special guest appearance by Peruvian dancer Pierr Padilla.
Friday, February 12 • 6:00 PM PST (8 PM Chicago • 9 PM NYC • 2 AM London • 3 AM Paris • 11 AM+1 Tokyo)OUR MEMORIESWorld Premiere from LivestreamBCN
on Omar’s YouTube ChannelFREE with option to support the artists at paypal.me/sosafunkePREVIEW • SET REMINDER • JOIN EVENTLive multimedia music video collaboration
with Argentine filmmaker Carlos Larrondo, featuring
all-new music performed on a vintage
Yamaha CP-70 keyboard with striking
video-projection accompaniment.
Sunday, February 21 • 5:00 PST (7 PM Chicago • 8 PM NYC • 1 AM London • 2 AM Paris • 10 AM+1 Tokyo)Omar Sosa & Friends
Live from Piedmont Piano CompanyFREE with option to support the artists at paypal.me/sosafunkeJOIN EVENTOmar returns to the Bay Area for his second live stream from Piedmont Piano Company in downtown Oakland. For the occasion, Omar has assembled a unique group of players, including Moroccan vocalist / violinist Bouchaib Abdelhadi, Peruvian percussionist Juan Medrano Cotito, and American acoustic bassist Geoff Brennan. Joining the ensemble for a special guest appearance will be traditional Peruvian dancer Pierr Padilla Vasquez. Omar has written several new pieces to be premiered during this livestream. The performance will be a mix of Solo, Duo, Trio, and Quartet arrangements.
OTA Records CD Catalog Available at www.melodia.com, or visit your nearest iTunes Store
An exquisite set of recordings featuring Omar Sosa collaborations with East African artists — mixing traditional sounds with jazz in a subtle, contemporary production.
“An East African Journey ranges from exquisite quietude, to rich nobility and grace, to infectious rhythms. Every time a new Omar Sosa recording is released to radio, I know that a new door of life experience has opened for me, and for all listeners with open minds, open ears, and open hearts.” – Marc Tars, WEMU
“Binding folkloric music to the very essence of World Jazz, Sosa conducts this East Africa pilgrimage with the ease of a master whose pursuit of creative endeavors has always been guided by ingenious expressions of musical curiosity. Pensive, festive and joyful, ‘An East African Journey‘ is a chance to swim in a sound that elegantly connects so many important musical traditions with those now flourishing in the present.” – Michael Ambrosino, Currents & Dialectics
“The latest chapter in Sosa’s long-standing fascination with blending the folkloric and the modern, the acoustic and the electronic, An East African Journey is a cross-cultural gem of a project that discovers enlivening connections – open doors – between musical traditions.” – Mel Minter, Musically Speaking
MEDIA COPIES: For feature, review, and radio copies,
or further information, please email us here. Gold Medal Winner • World Music
Omar Sosa ‘An East African Journey’www.globalmusicawards.comUPCOMING CONCERT SCHEDULEFebruary 12 ONLINE BROADCAST
‘Our Memories’ World Premiere
from Barcelona Omar Sosa & Carlos Larrondo
6:00 PM Pacific Time www.youtube.com/OmarSosaMusic The making of ‘Our Memories’ at LiveStreamBCN – streaming February 12.February 21 LIVE STREAM
from Piedmont Piano Company
Oakland, California Omar Sosa & Friends
5:00 PM Pacific Time Piedmont Piano YouTube & FacebookFebruary 23
Detroit Jazz Festival presents JazzChat LIVE! Chris Collins with Omar Sosa
7:00 PM Eastern Time www.detroitjazzfest.orgMarch 27 Eymet, France
Espace Culturel d’Eymet
Omar Sosa presents An East African Journey
CD Release Preview www.maquizart.comApril 7 Detroit Jazz Festival
Annual Press Preview
Omar Sosa in the House www.detroitjazzfest.orgApril 8, 9, 10 Detroit, Michigan
Dirty Dog Jazz Club
Havana-Detroit Jazz Project
featuring Chris Collins & Omar Sosa www.dirtydogjazz.comOmar Sosa with master Umuduri player Steven Sogo
in Bujumbura, Burundi, 2009April 13 & 14 Paris, France
Le Bal Blomet
CD Release Celebration An East African Journey www.balblomet.frApril 30 Echternach, Luxembourg
Trifolion GFS Trio, featuring Trilok Gurtu, percussion Paolo Fresu, trumpet Omar Sosa, piano www.trifolion.luOmar Sosa with Yilian CañizaresJune 20 Prague, Czech Republic
Divadlo ABC AGUAS Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Yilian Cañizares, violin & vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.divadloarcha.czJune 30 Basel, Switzerland
Stadtcasino Basel AGUAS Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Yilian Cañizares, violin & vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.stadtcasino-basel.chAugust 27 Würselen, Germany
Burg Wilhelmstein Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco Duo www.burg-wilhelmstein.comAugust 28 Cologne, Germany
Schoke Flügel & Pianos Omar Sosa & Marialy Pacheco Duo www.schoke.deSeptember 5 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Detroit Jazz Festival
Detroit-Havana Jazz Project, featuring Omar Sosa & Joaquin Betancourt, music directors www.detroitjazzfest.orgDecember 5 Ludwigsburg, Germany
Forum am Schlosspark AGUAS Trio, featuring Omar Sosa, piano Yilian Cañizares, violin & vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.forum.ludwigsburg.deComplete tour schedule: www.melodia.com
Thank-you to 32 Bar Blues for featuring the Omar Sosa & NDR Bigband CD ‘Es:sensual’ in their current catalog of beautiful men’s apparel. You can check out their unique aesthetic at www.32barblues.com.
OTA Records CD Catalog Available at www.melodia.com, or visit your nearest iTunes Store
A spacious, delicate set of mostly new material filmed with multiple cameras and recorded in multitrack at one of Omar’s
all-time favorite venues, Kuumbwa Jazz Center,
in Santa Cruz, California.
Friday, October 4 San Giorgio a Cremano (NA), ITALY
Festival Ethnos
Villa Vannucchi AGUAS Trio, featuring Yilian Cañizares, violin & vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.festivalethnos.itSunday, October 18 Sylt, GERMANY
Saint Severin Parish Church JOG Trio, featuring Joo Kraus, trumpet Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.kontorhauskeitum.de
Creole Spirits
Saturday, November 14 Nevers, FRANCE
D’Jazz Nevers Festival Creole Spirits, featuring Jacques Schwarz-Bart, saxophone Moonlight Benjamin & Martha Galarraga, vocals Claude Saturne & Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.djazznevers.comWednesday, November 18 Barcelona, SPAIN
Barcelona Jazz Festival AGUAS Trio, featuring Yilian Cañizares, violin & vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.jazz.barcelona.comSunday, January 31 Brive, FRANCE
Théâtre de Brive
Festival du Bleu en Hivere
Duo with Stracho Temelkovski www.sn-lempreinte.fr
GFS Trio photo by André Henrot
Friday, April 30 Echternach, LUXEMBOURG
Trifolion GFS Trio, featuring Trilok Gurtu, percussion Paolo Fresu, trumpet Omar Sosa, piano www.trifolion.luSunday, June 6 Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
Divadlo Archa AGUAS Trio, featuring Yilian Cañizares, violin & vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.divadloarcha.czComplete tour schedule:www.melodia.com
OTA Records CD Catalog Available at www.melodia.com, or visit your nearest iTunes Store
Omar Sosa
Live Stream Wednesday, August 19Featuring: Josh Jones, drums
Sheldon Brown, reeds • Daria Nile, vocalsfrom Piedmont Piano Company, Oakland, California5 PM West Coast • 8 PM East Coast
1 AM London • 2 AM Europe • 9 AM+1 Tokyo
Omar returns to his home-away-from-home for a very special reunion with two of his earliest Bay Area bandmates, drummer Josh Jones, and multi-reed player Sheldon Brown!
Omar will start with solo piano, featuring new material developed at home in Barcelona during the pandemic, and the Trio will explore a few of Omar’s signature compositions, including ‘My Three Notes‘ and ‘Cha Cha du Nord‘, written during the late 1990s when Omar and Josh and Sheldon were playing San Francisco clubs like the Elbo Room, Up & Down, and Café du Nord. Joining the festivities will be guest vocalist Daria Nile, a jazz and blues singer inspired by African, Latin, folk, soul, and classical musics. A unique evening — not to be missed!
Thank-you to Yamaha for the fine CFX!
UPCOMING CONCERTS
Thursday, August 27 Marseille, FRANCE
Marseille Jazz des Cinq Continents
Casa Delauze Solo Piano www.protocole-agency.com
Saturday, August 29 Marciac, FRANCE
L’Astrada AGUAS Trio, featuring Yilian Cañizares, violin & vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.lastrada-marciac.fr
Omar Sosa & Joo Kraus
Sunday, October 18 Sylt, GERMANY
Saint Severin Church Keitum JOG Trio, featuring Joo Kraus, trumpet Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.kontorhauskeitum.deSaturday, November 14 Nevers, FRANCE
D’Jazz Nevers Festival Creole Spirits, featuring Jacques Schwarz-Bart, saxophone Moonlight Benjamin & Martha Galarraga, vocals Claude Saturne & Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.djazznevers.comWednesday, November 18 Barcelona, SPAIN
Barcelona Jazz Festival AGUAS Trio, featuring Yilian Cañizares, violin & vocals Gustavo Ovalles, percussion www.jazz.barcelona.comComplete tour schedule:www.melodia.com
OTA Records CD Catalog Available at www.melodia.com, or visit your nearest iTunes Store
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The making of ‘Our Memories’ at LiveStreamBCN – streaming February 12. February 21
Omar Sosa with master Umuduri player Steven Sogo
Omar Sosa with Yilian Cañizares June 20
