The Blue Note is one of my favorite spots for jazz. It has an old school vibe and brings some of the top talent in jazz and related rhythms. Right now they are featuring three-time GRAMMY-nominated Cuban composer and pianist Omar Sosa. His brings his unique style of Afro-Cuban jazz to the Blue Note in New six-night run, began last night and lasts until June 15, 2008, including two nights of live recording for the Blue Note label, Half Note Records, on Thursday and Friday, June 12 and 13.

Omar Sosa’s musical trajectory has taken him from Camagüey and Havana to touring in Angola, the Congo, Ethiopia, and Nicaragua in the 1980s; to a sojourn in the African-descent communities of Ecuador in the early 1990s; to an extended presence on the San Francisco Bay Area Latin jazz scene; to his current engagement with artists from Spain, France, Brazil, Cuba, the United States, and several North, West, and East African nations. His career embodies the expansive outlook of a visionary artist who has taken Monk’s uncompromising spirit to heart, while working ceaselessly to craft and project a unique, cosmopolitan voice.

Wanna see Omar Sosa? Tickets cost $15.00 for bar seating and $25.00 for a table. For more information, call 212-475-8592
For tickets, visit www.bluenotejazz.com