FirstWorks

FirstWorks returns to Providence’s Roger Williams Park for the sixth iteration of our “Summer Beats” concert series. In collaboration with our regional tour partners, FirstWorks will present The William Cepeda & Elio Villafranca Sextet: Merging Roots, with Afro-Rican Jazz pioneer William Cepeda and award-winning Cuban pianist, Elio Villafranca. Having brought Cepeda to Providence in 2022, FirstWorks is excited to re-connect our audiences with him as he collaborates with Villafranca, offering a vibrant, cross-cultural soundscape that celebrates the power of music to transcend borders. Beyond the performance, the artists will lead a Creative Conversation on the history of African musical influence on their cultures.