Arturo Sandoval’s SANGÚ Finds the Fire at the Source
Arturo Sandoval’s new album SANGÚ reconnects the trumpet master with the Afro-Cuban rhythms, improvisational fire, and emotional storytelling that shaped his musical identity. The album arrives ahead of his June appearances at Yoshi’s Jazz Club in Oakland.
Miles Davis Heard Hip-Hop Coming
Night 1 of SFJAZZ’s Miles Davis centennial series framed Doo-Bop as Miles Davis’s final act of forward motion, with Sway Calloway, Easy Mo Bee, Vince Wilburn, Donald Harrison, and DJ Flow tracing how the trumpeter moved toward hip-hop with purpose, appetite, and instinct.
Night 4: Omar Sosa’s SUBA — A Bridge Across the Atlantic
On the final night of Omar Sosa’s SFJAZZ residency, the SUBA Trio brought Cuba, Senegal, and Venezuela into a luminous conversation of kora, piano, percussion, and shared pulse.