The Geller Jazz series is pleased to present Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums, a new feature-length documentary on the life and music of Cuban-born pianist and composer, Omar Sosa. One of the most versatile jazz artists on the scene today, he fuses jazz, world music, and electronic elements with his native Afro-Cuban roots to create a fresh and original sound—with a Latin jazz heart. This screening will be followed with a Question & Answer session with the filmmaker Soren Sorensen and Sosa as well as Senegalese kora master Seckou Keita, and manager Scott Price. The film traces multiple Grammy-nominee Omar Sosa origins from his birth in Camagüey, Cuba to Ecuador where he briefly wrote and arranged commercial jingles. Sosa’s story continues with a fateful mid-90s move to the U.S., a stint as a sought-after sideman in the Bay Area’s Latin jazz scene, and partnership with manager Scott Price that continues to this day.

Sorensen, Sosa and others will join in a Q&A immediately following the screening