Sonoma Valley Jazz Society 

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The Sonoma Valley Jazz Society

Presented the 

Omar Sosa Quartet - Afreecanos

on

April 19^{th  -} 7-10 pm

@ Sonoma Valley Womans Club

This concert benefited our Education and Public programs and was held at the Sonoma Valley Women’s Club on 574 First Street East, Sonoma.  This intimate setting was filled with the most amazing music.

Omar Sosa and his Afreecanos band was “Completely Masterful” The melodic intricacies, with hearty substance of a home cooked meal or a warm blanket on a cold night. Enthralling!  

Three-time GRAMMY-nominated Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa returns to the Women’s Club in Sonoma, CA with his unique style of Afro-Cuban jazz on Saturday, April 19, 2008. 

Afreecanos - Rooted in Africa

- Omar Sosa continues to explore the African roots of traditional musics throughout the Diaspora, using modern jazz harmonies and the latest audio technology.  Sosa’s new Afreecanos ensemble features drum-&-bass pioneer Marque Gilmore, Mozambican electric bassist Childo Tomas, and Senegalese vocalist and percussionist Mola Sylla.  The ensemble fuses the folkloric with the contemporary, the ancestral with the urban - all with a Latin jazz heart.  Howard Reich of the Chicago Tribune recently commented that “Cuban pianists often tower over their peers.  But within this elite class of pianists, few have been more stylistically adventurous than Omar Sosa.  Though deeply schooled in jazz improvisation techniques, Sosa always has pushed beyond jazz orthodoxy.  At his best, his art encompasses a remarkable range of influences:  European symphonic repertoire, religious music of Gnawa, traditional sounds of Senegal and other far-flung idioms have coursed through his work.  All of which piques one’s interest in his newest ensemble, Afreecanos Quartet.”

Thanks to everyone!

Not only did everyone have a wonderful evening but we were able to make enough money for our Jazz Camp Scholarships.

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Special Thanks to Tony Melin for Sound Design