Arturo O'Farrill

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)

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