NDR Bigband + Omar Sosa

Under the title "Raices unidas" (united roots), Cuban pianist Omar Sosa and the NDR Bigband collaborate for the third time. Sosa, shaped by the Afro-Cuban religion of Santería, has long explored the musical traditions of Latin America, the USA, and Africa - in his compositions, he reveals that large parts of Central and South American music have their roots in Africa.

The NDR Bigband was founded in 1946 as a dance orchestra in Hamburg. Its 17 musicians have toured throughout Europe, North and South America, and Asia - they come to Weikersheim for the first time, trading the Elbphilharmonie for an evening at the Tauberphilharmonie.

The concert opens the 2026/27 jazz season.

Omar Sosa - composition and piano
Jaques Morelenbaum - arrangement
Steffen Schorn - conductor

This concert is supported by bdtronic