Omar’s World New York Performances

Omar’s World arrives at Elsewhere with Omar+ as the featured vehicle, operating in electronic music with a drummer’s sense of structure. Led by Omar Hakim, the project draws on a career that runs from jazz fusion and Miles Davis-era bandstands to pop studios shared with David Bowie, Madonna, Sting, and Daft Punk. The set is built around arrangement and timing, with groove treated as the main instrument rather than a backdrop. In a city that prizes DJ spectacle, this plays like a bandleader’s argument for control and craft.