Omar Sosa
Special Acoustic Performance
Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 8:00 PM
Oakland, California |
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Photo by Massimo Mantovani |
Piedmont Piano Company
1728 San Pablo Avenue at 18th Street
Oakland, California
Tickets: 510-547-8188 |
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Featuring
Guest Percussionist
Abbos Kosimov
Master of the Doyra
Frame Drum from Uzbekistan |
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Omar will play a 9-foot Fazioli grand piano in the intimate, new showroom of Piedmont Piano Company in Oakland. Come hear and meet Omar and Abbos in a unique, relaxed environment. Abbos Kosimov was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, into a highly musical family. He studied traditional Uzbek music and culture throughout his childhood, finishing his education in 1994 at the Tashkent State Institute of Culture. Mr. Kosimov has dedicated his career to the preservation and development of the Uzbek percussive arts. He has collaborated with Stevie Wonder, Zakir Hussain, Kronos Quartet, Simon Shaheen, and Hassan Hakmoun. He moved to the United States in 2005, and currently lives in Sacramento. $20.00 donation suggested. Limited seating. To reserve tickets in advance, please call Piedmont Piano Company at 510-547-8188. For more information, please call OTA Records at 510-339-3389. For a complete tour schedule, please visit www.melodia.com |
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Photo of Omar Sosa-NDR Bigband recording session by Thomas Schulz |
Radio Broadcast: "Ceremony"
Omar Sosa-NDR Bigband
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Recorded March 19, 2010
at NDR Studios, Hamburg
Streaming on NDR INFO
Sunday, June 20, 2010
10:05 PM to 11:00 PM CEST
(Central European Summer Time)
www.ndrinfo.de/livestream150.html
4:00 PM in New York (EDT)
3:00 PM in Chicago (CDT)
2:00 PM in Denver (MDT)
1:00 PM in San Francisco (PDT)
5:00 AM in Tokyo (JST), Monday, June 21 |
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Omar Sosa
Summer 2010
Tour Schedule:
Wednesday, June 16
Clifford Brown Jazz Festival
Wilmington, Delaware
www.cliffordbrownjazzfest.com
Omar Sosa Quartet, featuring:
Peter Apfelbaum, saxophones
Josh Jones, drums
Patrice Blanchard, electric bass
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Photo of Peter Apfelbaum by Michael Weintrob |
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Friday, June 25
Montreal Jazz Festival
Les Salles du Gesu
www.montrealjazzfest.com
Special Duo performance with
Paolo Fresu
Saturday, June 26
Montreal Jazz Festival
Theatre Jean-Duceppe
Place des Arts
www.montrealjazzfest.com
Solo Piano |
Photo of Paolo Fresu by Roberto Chiovitti |
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We are very pleased to announce the special
GFS Trio collaboration, featuring percussionist Trilok Gurtu, trumpeter Paolo Fresu, and pianist Omar Sosa, coming in July 2010:
Friday, July 9
Popanalia Festival
Jardin
Musee National Fernand Leger
Biot, FRANCE
www.popanalia.com
Saturday, July 10
Locus Festival
Piazza Mitrano
Locorotondo (BA), ITALY
www.locusfestival.it
Monday, July 12
La Milanesiana
Teatro Dal Verme
Milano, ITALY
www.lamilanesiana.it
Tuesday, July 13
Libra Festival
Parco della Salute
Andorno Micca (BI), ITALY
www.librafestival.it
Thursday, July 15
Estate Fiesolana
Teatro Romano
Fiesole, ITALY
www.estatefiesolana.it
Friday, July 16
Luglio Suona Bene
Auditorium Parco della Musica
Roma, ITALY
www.auditorium.com
Saturday, July 17
Festival Les Arts de la Voix
Saint Paulet de Caisson, FRANCE
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Japan Tour
Sunday, August 1
Motion Blue
Yokohama, JAPAN
www.motionblue.co.jp
Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, August 2-4
Blue Note Tokyo
Tokyo, JAPAN
www.bluenote.co.jp |
Photo of Joo Kraus by Sven Creutzmann |
Thursday, August 5
Nagoya Blue Note
Nagoya, JAPAN
www.nagoya-bluenote.com
Sunday, August 8
Sapporo City Jazz Festival
Sapporo, JAPAN
www.sapporocityjazz.jp
Omar Sosa Afro-Electric Quintet, featuring
Marque Gilmore, drums
Childo Tomas, electric bass
Peter Apfelbaum, saxophones, percussion
Joo Kraus, trumpet, flugelhorn
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Saturday, July 24
Festival Dromos
Capo Mannu, San Vero Milis
Oristano, Sardinia, ITALY
www.dromosfestival.it
Sunday, July 25
Noche Cubana
Campo Marzo
Vicenza, ITALY
Omar Sosa Quartet, featuring Marque Gilmore, drums
Childo Tomas, electric bass
Mola Sylla, vocals |
Photo of Mola Sylla by Tom Ehrlich |
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Sunday, August 15
Blues in Chedigny
Chedigny, FRANCE
www.blues-in-chedigny.fr.fm
Omar Sosa Quartet, featuring
Marque Gilmore, drums
Childo Tomas, electric bass
Leandro Saint-Hill, saxophones
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Photo of Childo Tomas by John Spicer |
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