A globally recognized force in the Latin jazz community, Arturo O’Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble are renowned for their musicality that bridges genres and cultures. Led by O’Farrill, a ...
New York, NY - Two for the Show Media/Chris DiGirolamo and Zoho Records are proud to announce that Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra have won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz CD ...
A concert at Town Hall this week that will be led by Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra celebrates the legacies of Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo and Chico O’Farrill. By Ed Morales ...
The San Diego band Thee Sacred Souls is having a banner year with performances at festivals across Europe and North America, including playing two nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Blue Note recording artist, pianist, composer, and educator, Arturo O’Farrill be joined by WMU Jazz Studies students and faculty for an exciting night of Afro-Latin Jazz. An 8-time GRAMMY Award winner ...
Better than: Sitting at home, twitching with anger because Time Warner denied me the chance to watch the Knicks lose to the Nuggets in double-overtime. It was way past union curfew at Symphony Space ...
In this day and age, there is little reward in seeking the truth, and less profit in sharing that truth once you have found it. So it’s remarkable that a program like Jazz and Spirit could ever come ...
The latest album from O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra is a collaboration with Mexican son jarocho musicians. Guest DJ Arturo O'Farrill: Making Music And A Statement At The Border The ...
This week, we hear from a Colombian-Venezuelan super group, a new Afro-Brazilian band, and Ana gets another jazz lesson from a Latin jazz orchestra.
When the steel door to Kennedy Airport’s Gate 8 slammed shut, Arturo O’Farrill was on the wrong side. With his wife, sons, and mother in tow one Monday in December, he was bound for Miami, then for ...
What you noticed first was the circle. Not a literal one—the chairs sat in standard rows—but a social circle that materialized as soon as Arturo O'Farrill addressed the room. He joked, testified, and ...