Events

A unique fusion, SUBA is a collaboration of Cuban-born jazz piano virtuoso Omar Sosa and Senegalese kora (21-string harp lute) master Seckou Keita that brilliantly embraces jazz, Latin and African influences, and reflects the close and compassionate listening of artists engaged in a captivating musical conversation.

“Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums,” is a new feature-length documentary on the life and music of Cuban-born pianist and composer, Omar Sosa. This screening will be followed with a Q&A session with filmmaker and Clark Professo Soren Sorensen and Sosa as well as Senegalese kora master Seckou Keita, and manager Scott Price.

The Geller Jazz series is thrilled to welcome New Orleans-born saxophonist Donald Harrison to campus. Harrison is a master of every era of jazz, soul, funk, as well as orchestral classical music. As Big Chief of Congo Square in Afro-New Orleans culture, he shares that unique New Orleans jazz with the world and adds to those traditions by creating influential styles such “nouveau swing” (a blend of jazz with R&B, hip-hop, rock, and soul) and a modern second-line.

Join Clark Arts to celebrate the hard work and dedication of Music Program Majors, seniors Graham Pelligra (baritone), Robbie Wilson (violoncello), and Daria Panayiotou (voice). VIEW LIVESTREAM HERE!