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Weston celebrated his 90th birthday in 2016<ref>Tom Reney, [http://nepr.net/music/2016/04/07/randy-weston/ "Randy Weston — HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY!"], New England Public Radio, April 7, 2016.</ref> with a concert at [[Carnegie Hall]],<ref>[https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2016/3/19/0900/PM/Randy-Westons-African-Rhythms/ "Carnegie Hall Presents Randy Weston's African Rhythms — Randy Weston's 90th Birthday Celebration"], Carnegie Hall, March 19, 2016.</ref> among other activities,<ref>Laura Sell, [https://dukeupress.wordpress.com/2016/04/06/happy-90th-birthday-to-randy-weston/ "Happy 90th Birthday to Randy Weston"], News from Duke University Press, April 6, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://theperlichpost.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/happy-90th-birthday-randy-weston.html "Happy 90th Birthday Randy Weston!"], ''The Perlich Post'', April 6, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://patch.com/new-york/bed-stuy/randy-westons-90th-birthday-tributecelebration-0 "Randy Weston's 90th Birthday Tribute/Celebration"], ''Patch'' (Bed-Stuy), March 25, 2016.</ref><ref>A [http://sistasplace.org/randy-weston-90/ "Randy @ 90: All Star Birthday Tribute to Randy Weston"], SistasPlace.org, April 8, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/central-brooklyn-jazz-fes-central-library-dweck-cen-042616 "Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival: Randy Weston African Rhythms Quartet"], Brooklyn Public Library, April 26, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/afternoon-randy-weston-central-library-dweck-cen-043016 "An Afternoon with Randy Weston"], Dweck Center, April 30, 2016.</ref> and continued thereafter to tour and speak internationally. He performed at the [[Gnaoua World Music Festival|Gnawa Festival]] in Morocco in April 2016,<ref>Jane Cornwell, [http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/pages/live-jazz-music-reviews/14222-randy-western-and-christian-scott-get-morocco-s-gnawa-festival-grooving "Randy Weston and Christian Scott Get Morocco's Gnawa Festival Grooving"], ''Jazzwise'', May 31, 2016.</ref> took part in the [[Spoleto Festival USA|Spoleto Festival]] in [[Charleston, SC]], on June 2,<ref>[https://spoletousa.org/all-about-randy-weston/ "All About Randy Weston"], Spoleto Festival USA, April 7, 2016.</ref><ref>Vincent Harris, [http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/pianist-randy-weston-seeks-the-heart-of-music-in-africa/Content?oid=5950550 "Pianist Randy Weston seeks the heart of music in Africa"], ''Charleston City Paper'', June 1, 2016.</ref><ref>Celeste McMaster, [http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/randy-weston-african-rhythms-sextet-takes-audiences-on-an-african-journey-of-artistry/Content?oid=5955659 "Randy Weston African Rhythms Sextet takes audiences on an African journey of artistry"], '' Charleston City Paper '', June 3, 2016.</ref><ref>Chris Haire, [http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/spoleto-continues-its-ambitious-exploration-of-the-black-experience-and-the-spectre-of-racism/Content?oid=5965040 "Spoleto continues its ambitious exploration of the black experience and the spectre of racism"], ''Charleston City Paper'', June 8, 2016.</ref> and was among the opening acts at the 50th [[Montreux Jazz Festival]].<ref>[http://www.euronews.com/2016/07/04/a-fusion-of-legends-and-prodigies-on-the-bill-at-montreux-jazz-festival "A Fusion of Legends and Prodigies at Montreux Jazz Festival"], Euronews, July 4, 2016.</ref> In July 2016 he was a keynote speaker at the 32nd World Conference of the [[International Society for Music Education]] in Glasgow.<ref>[http://www.isme2016glasgow.org/speakers "Keynote Speakers"], 32nd World Conference, International Society for Music Education, Glasgow, UK, July 24–29, 2016.</ref>
''An African Nubian Suite'' (2017) is a recording of a concert at the Institute of African American Affairs of [[New York University]] on April 8, 2012, Easter Sunday, with [[Cecil Bridgewater]], [[Robert Trowers]], [[Howard Johnson (jazz musician)|Howard Johnson]], T. K. Blue, Billy Harper, [[Alex Blake]], [[Lewis Nash]], [[Candido]], Ayodele Maakheru, Lhoussine Bouhamidy, Saliou Souso, Martin Kwaku Obeng, [[Min Xiaofen|Min Xiao-Fen]], Tanpani Demda Cissoko, Neil Clarke and Ayanda Clarke, and the poet [[Jayne Cortez]].<ref>[http://africanastudies.as.nyu.edu/object/Weston.html "Randy Weston An African Nubian Suite"], Africana Studies, New York University.</ref><ref>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Randy-Weston-to-Release-New-2-CD-Set-The-African-Nubian-Suite-120-20161122 "Randy Weston to Release New 2-CD Set 'The African Nubian Suite' 1/20"], ''Broadway World'', November 22, 2016.</ref> Describing it as an "epic work", the ''Black Grooves'' reviewer wrote that ''The African Nubian Suite'' "traces the history of the human race through music, with a narration by inspirational speaker Wayne B. Chandler, and introductions and stories by Weston in his role as griot.... Stressing the unity of humankind, Weston incorporates music that 'stretches across millennia'—from the Nubian region along the [[Nile Delta]], to the holy city of [[Touba]] in Senegal, to China's [[Shang dynasty]], as well as African folk music and African American blues.... In these troubling times when our nation is divided by politics, race and religion, Weston uses ''The African Nubian Suite'' as a vehicle to remind us of our common heritage: 'We all come from the same place – we all come from Africa.'"<ref>Brenda Nelson-Strauss, [http://blackgrooves.org/randy-weston-african-rhythms-the-african-nubian-suite/ "Randy Weston African Rhythms – The African Nubian Suite"], ''Black Grooves'', February 1, 2017.</ref> Coinciding with his 91st birthday, Weston played four shows at the [[Jazz Standard]], April 6–April 9, 2017, performing music from ''An African Nubian Suite''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/30/arts/music/randy-weston-brings-his-african-nubian-suite-to-the-jazz-standard.html|title=Randy Weston Brings His ‘African Nubian Suite’ to the Jazz Standard|newspaper=The New York Times|first= Giovanni|last= Russonello|date=March 30, 2017}}</ref>
Weston's last release, the double-CD set ''Sound'' (2018), was a recording of a solo piano concert that took place at the Hotel Montreux Palace, Switzerland, on July 17 and 18, 2001.<ref>[http://www.randyweston.info/randy-weston-discography-pages/2018sound.html "SOUND solo piano"], Discography, Randy Weston African Rhythms.</ref> In a review for the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', Larry Blumenfeld wrote: "If these two discs amount to a grand gesture, Mr. Weston communicates most and best via small details. The power of a single note. The meaning of a single note repeated many times. The force of a crashing left-hand figure. The tension held between two dissonant tones or within an unexpected silence. All of which are packed into the three-plus minutes of 'Love, The Mystery Of,' which was composed by the Ghanaian drummer Kofi Ghanaba (then known as Guy Warren) for Mr. Weston’s 1963 album 'Highlife,' and now, more than a half-century later, provides this album’s most riveting moments."<ref>Larry Blumenfeld, [https://www.wsj.com/articles/sound-by-randy-weston-review-trying-to-capture-joy-and-intensity-1517864440 "‘Sound’ by Randy Weston Review: Trying to Capture Joy and Intensity"], ''Wall Street Journal'', February 5, 2018.</ref>
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