Selected appearances & credits

Across stages.
Across generations.

Concerts, cultural institutions, film and recording collaborations rooted in a life in Cuban music.

Music as Medicine

On October 6, 2025, Iris Sandra sang at Music for Medicine, the benefit gala for the Catherine & Joseph Aresty Department of Urology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, hosted by Ming and Eva Hsieh. A full house came together for live music with musical direction by Gaudy Sánchez, alongside Arturo Sandoval, in support of medical care and research.

Cannes Film Festival · 2024

Cuban music.
An international stage.

Iris performed with Andy García & The CineSon All-Stars at the Cannes Film Festival in 2024.

Music for Medicine · 2025

Music with
a purpose.

A selected gala performance from October 2025, adding to Iris’s work across concert and cultural settings.

Iris Sandra with Arturo Sandoval

Con el maestro Arturo Sandoval · Walt Disney Concert Hall · 23.12.2025

With maestro Arturo Sandoval. On December 23, 2025, Iris Sandra was with maestro Arturo Sandoval at his traditional Christmas concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, a night the 11-time Grammy winner dedicated to architect Frank Gehry, with Andy García as invited percussionist.

Concerts & cultural institutions

Live credibility.

Iris Sandra Cepeda with Andy García and ensemble at Catalina Jazz Club
Catalina Jazz Club · Photograph © Scott Mitchell, 2025
  • Catalina Jazz Club
  • Geffen Playhouse · Andy García & The CineSon All-Stars
  • Grand Performances · Celia Cruz tribute
  • LACMA
  • The Music Center
  • Soka Performing Arts Center
  • San Jose Jazz Summer Fest
  • Calle Ocho
  • 41st Imagen Awards

Recording

A Cuban lineage.

Recording collaborations with Israel “Cachao” López include Cuba Linda and the GRAMMY-winning ¡Ahora Sí! Her wider catalog includes work with Grupo Tolú, Orquesta Rumbankete and Arte Mixto.

Film & television

Beyond
the concert stage.

  • Original Sin
  • The Lost City
  • How to Be a Latin Lover
  • Cane · “Veinte Años”

For presenters

Bring Iris
to your stage.

Concerts, festivals, cultural programs and education. Contact Oscar Merino to discuss repertoire, ensemble configuration and the right format for your audience.