This event is in the past.It took place on March 5, 2026 at SFJAZZ.
Jazz & BluesJazz & BluesOmar Sosa kicks off his SFJAZZ residency with his big band music reimagined by Brazilian arranger Jaques Morelenbaum. The seven-time Grammy nominee fuses Afro-Cuban rhythms with lush orchestration, joined by the Stanford Jazz Orchestra for a night that honors tradition while breaking its rules.
Afro-Cuban jazz
Big band
Grammy-nominated artist
Residency opening
Tips
🎹"distinct take on world jazz" (PopMatters)
🎺arrangements from albums Ceremony and es:sensual
🥁Tito Leliebre joins on percussion
Omar Sosa & Stanford Jazz Orchestra
Civic Center
Jazz & BluesJazz & BluesOmar Sosa kicks off his SFJAZZ residency with his big band music reimagined by Brazilian arranger Jaques Morelenbaum. The seven-time Grammy nominee fuses Afro-Cuban rhythms with lush orchestration, joined by the Stanford Jazz Orchestra for a night that honors tradition while breaking its rules.
Afro-Cuban jazz
Big band
Grammy-nominated artist
Residency opening
Tips
🎹"distinct take on world jazz" (PopMatters)
🎺arrangements from albums Ceremony and es:sensual
🥁Tito Leliebre joins on percussion
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