Inside Immanuel Wilkins’ SFJAZZ Residency
At SFJAZZ’s Listening Party, Immanuel Wilkins gave audiences a first look inside his residency week: the questions behind Recitations, the mentors who shaped him, and the deeper purpose of bringing listeners into the work before the concerts began.
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.
Night 2: Omar Sosa’s Sacred Aguas Trio
On the second night of Omar Sosa’s SFJAZZ residency, the Aguas Trio transformed Miner Auditorium into a ceremonial space where water, rhythm, and improvisation flowed together in a powerful spiritual performance.
Night 1: Omar Sosa and the Vitality of the Next Generation
Night one of Omar Sosa’s four-night residency at SFJAZZ pairs the Cuban pianist with the Stanford Jazz Orchestra. From backstage rehearsal rituals to a powerful big-band performance in Miner Auditorium, the evening becomes a meeting point between generations of jazz musicians.