Arturo O'Farrill

...for their work, Song for Chico. Often referred to as the world's leading Latin jazz big band, the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra was founded by O'Farrill in 2001 for Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center. The Orchestra now performs at New...

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...Make Music NY Festival - 6/21/09 Arturo O'Farrill and the Grammy-winning Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra return to Symphony Space for the Make Music NY Festival /Symphony Space Block Party on June 21st, 2009 Showtime: 1PM to 3 PM. "The Afro...

In this article: Grammy, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Brooklyn College, New York City, Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Wynton Marsalis, University of Massachusetts, and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

...and their sons, Zachary and Adam. The Orchestra The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, led by pianist and director Arturo O'Farrill is composed of 18 soloists who play classics of the Afro-Latin tradition. It exemplifies the best that Latin jazz...

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...undoubtedly intended as a shot at his former employer. Mr. O'Farrill had to worry about filling enough seats in Symphony Space's 756-seat Peter Jay Sharpe Theater to not lose money. That was not a sure thing in a recession. "It is an...

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...in their new home, Symphony Space. A recognized composer, Mr. O'Farrill has received commissions from Meet the Composer, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Philadelphia Music Project, and The Big Apple Circus. He has also composed music for films...

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...Suite," the piece draws from the Aztec culture. While the score has more than its share of attention-grabbing moments, Mr. O'Farrill sometimes adds a small amount of extra-musical showmanship. In a September performance at Symphony Space in...

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...Street, (212) 582-2121, iridiumjazzclub.com; cover, $25, with a $10 minimum. (Chinen) ★ ARTURO O'FARRILL AND THE AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA (Friday and Saturday) The pianist Arturo O'Farrill leads this precision-honed Latin big band, which...

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