Open Soundcheck: Lila Downs

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SFJAZZ Open Soundchecks are an exclusive, behind-the-scenes opportunity to experience our concert hall during the artist’s sound check, revealing the critical preparation that goes into making the performance a success. Friday, October 16, 2026, 4:30-6pm Lobby doors open at 4:15pm SFJAZZ Miner Auditorium (201 Franklin Street, SF, CA) Cost: FREE Lila Downs is one of Latin America’s most influential voices - an artist with a singular sound, magnetic stage presence, and recognized with multiple GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Awards, including the recipient of the 2026 Latin GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award. With her new album Cambias mi Mundo ( You Change My World ), she returns to the Miner stage for four nights after her hugely successful run of Día de los Muertos performances at the Paramount. The album marks a return to her essence: deeply committed to global causes, passionate, intimate and celebratory.