Arturo O'Farrill
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Arturo O'Farrill is a pianist, the son of Latin jazz musician and bandleader Chico O'Farrill
. He formerly worked with Carla Bley
and eventually took over his father's band. Arturo went on to form the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, which played at Lincoln Center
. Under his direction the group recorded the Grammy-nominated album Noche Involvidable in 2005, and Song for Chico
in 2008. He was also a professor of jazz at The University of Massachusetts Amherst
.
Arturo O'Farrill won a Grammy for "Best Latin Jazz Album" at the 2009 Grammy Awards.
Chico O'Farrill
Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill was a composer-arranger best known for his work in the Latin idiom, although he also composed straight-ahead jazz pieces and even symphonic works....
. He formerly worked with Carla Bley
Carla Bley
Carla Bley, née Borg, is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. An important figure in the Free Jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator Over The Hill , as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other...
and eventually took over his father's band. Arturo went on to form the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, which played at Lincoln Center
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz at Lincoln Center is part of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. JALC's performing arts complex, Frederick P. Rose Hall, is located at West 60th Street and Broadway in New York City, slightly south of the main Lincoln Center campus and directly adjacent to Columbus Circle. Frederick P....
. Under his direction the group recorded the Grammy-nominated album Noche Involvidable in 2005, and Song for Chico
Song for Chico
Song for Chico is an album by Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, released through Zoho Music in 2008. In 2009, the album won O'Farrill and the group the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album.-Reception:-Track listing:...
in 2008. He was also a professor of jazz at The University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
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Arturo O'Farrill won a Grammy for "Best Latin Jazz Album" at the 2009 Grammy Awards.
Discography
- Blood Lines (1999)
- A Night in Tunisia (2000)
- Cumana (2004)
- Live in Brooklyn (2005)
- Una Noche Inolvidable (2005)
- Song for Chico (2008)
- Risa Negra (2009)
- The Auction Project (2010)
- 40 Acres and a Burro (2011)