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Omar Sosa Quartet at Kuumbwa Jazz Center

Courtesy of Bennett Jackson | Posted on April 13, 2012

Where

Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar Street
Santa Cruz, CA
Map
831-427-2227

When

Mon, May 7, 2012
7:00 PM

At Door

$23-$26

Musicians

About

Composer/pianist Omar Sosa, with six previous Grammy nominations to his credit, has established an international reputation for his exciting brand of Afro-Cuban jazz. His dedication to the folkloric roots of his music, mixed with contemporary harmonic structures and a passionate performing ethic, keeps Sosa in the forefront of today's innovators. He will be performing compositions from his upcoming album, EGGUN, originally commissioned by the Barcelona Jazz Festival as a tribute for (to?) the 50th anniversary of Miles Davis' Kind of Blue. Omar's quartet features the critically-acclaimed Peter Apfelbaum on saxophone, Childo Tomas on electric bass, and Marque Gilmore on drums...

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