• Cuban-American Jazz Trumpeter, Pianist and Composer Arturo Sandoval — 10-Time Grammy Winner

    Rialto Center for the Arts, Theater

    The Spirit of Smooth Jazz Join Rialto Center for the Arts for a performance by Ten Time Grammy Award Winner, Arturo Sandoval.  Arturo Sandoval is an Afro-Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer. He was a protégé of the legendary NEA Jazz Master Dizzy Gillespie, the first musician to bring Latin influences into American Jazz. Sandoval recently released a […]

  • Nobuntu — Global Music: Female A Cappella Quintet From Zimbabwe

    Rialto Center for the Arts, Theater

    Africa’s Powerful Female A Cappella Group Nobuntu, the female a cappella quintet from Zimbabwe, has drawn international acclaim for its inventive performances that range from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro Jazz to Gospel. The ensemble’s concerts are performed with pure voices, augmented by minimalistic percussion, traditional instruments such as the Mbira (thumb piano) and organic, […]

  • Traces: A Speech to African Nations — A One-Man Theatrical Performance in French with English Supertitles

    Rialto Center for the Arts, Theater

    An exceptional storyteller, Étienne Minoungou stands alone against the world, determined to talk to it. He speaks to give voice to the life he went through after leaving Africa to come back with a message of hope. He embodies the philosophical and poetic thought of Felwine Sarr, who wrote this Speech to African nations like […]