Arturo O'Farrill
Composer and Musician
Song & poetry for Wise Latina...reads, in part: On Nov. 5, "Wise Latina Woman," a commissioned piece composed by O'Farrill, will have its world premiere at Symphony Space. O'Farrill will be playing with his Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, the resident band at Symphony Space. In this article: Arturo O'Farrill, Teamsters, Facebook, Tato Laviera, and Sonia Sotomayor |
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all about jazz | February 11, 2009
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Perform at Spa Little Theatre
...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...
In this article: Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Saratoga Springs, NY., Athens, New York City, and Atlanta
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all about jazz | June 10, 2009
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra Perform at the Make Music NY Festival - 6/21/09
...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
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all about jazz | February 24, 2009
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Arturo O’Farrill and the Grammy Winning Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra Return to Symphony Space
...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...
In this article: Jazz, Grammy, Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City, Brooklyn College, Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, and Wynton Marsalis
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Observer.com - All Articles | November 03, 2009
The Jazz Mambo King in Exile
...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...
In this article: Jazz at Lincoln Center, Wynton Marsalis, Lincoln Center, Recession, World Series, Grammy, and Randy Weston
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all about jazz | December 19, 2008
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: The Arturo O’Farrill Sextet at Birdland
...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...
In this article: Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birdland, Grammy, New York City, Brooklyn College, Tito Puente, and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
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New York Times | March 08, 2009
Arts And Entertainment: Putting Latin Jazz Front and Center
...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...
In this article: Dan Morgenstern, Manhattan, Benny Goodman, Civil War, and Down Beat
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New York Times | October 30, 2008
Jazz Listings
...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...
In this article: West Village, Broadway, Iridium, Halloween, Sixth Avenue, Cornelia Street Cafe, and Park Slope, Brooklyn
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Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill (October 28, 1921 in Havana, Cuba - June 27, 2001 in New York City, New York USA) was a musician who led an Afro-Cuban big band, the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra in New York City, which influenced Cal Tjader.
He composed and arranged, and played the trumpet. As of 2006 the band plays at Lincoln Center, under the direction of his son, also named Arturo. He also composed many works for Machito (Afro-Cuban suite with Charlie Parker, 1950) and Benny Goodman's Bebop Orchestra.
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