Revered Cuban pianist Omar Sosa back in Bay Area for week full of gigs

Cuban pianist Omar Sosa arrived in the Bay Area in 1995 by way of Ecuador with a few dollars in his pocket and not a single musical contact. Unknown in the U.S., he was an outlier even back home in Havana, where his path to the piano ran through his training as a percussionist.

Next week, Sosa returns to the Bay Area for his debut run as a resident artistic director at the SFJAZZ Center March 5-8, a sweet triumph for the ever-evolving bandleader. Featuring a different project each night...