Arturo O'Farrill

Arturo O'Farrill is a pianist, the son of Latin jazz musician and bandleader Chico O'Farrill.^[1] 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.

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)

References

1. ^ Edelstein, Paula. "Arturo O'Farrill". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/arturo-ofarrill-p220669/biography. Retrieved 14 August 2011. 

External links

• All about jazz bio of Arturo junior
• Arturo O'Farrill's web site
• Afro Latin Jazz Alliance's web site, the non-profit Arturo O'Farrill founded to support the performance, education, and preservation of big band Afro Latin jazz

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