Arturo O'Farrill
“One of our greatest living pianists.”
Born in Mexico and raised in New York, Arturo O’Farrill is a prolific pianist, composer, and passionate promoter of Latin music and its cultural heritage. Arturo is the founder and Artistic Director of the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of Afro Latin music through performance, education and preservation.
Throughout his career, he has played with several bands and orchestras all over the world, including his own Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra and the Arturo O’Farril Sextet. He has also performed with Ballet Hispánico and the Malpaso Dance Company, and composed pieces for the Evidence Dance Company and the Alvin Ailey Dance Company.
Schedule
SUPER SÁBADO
Special performance by powerhouse Brazilian vocalist and songwriter Luciane Dom and her dynamic band, joined by Arturo O’Farrill. Together, they will honor the artistic legacy of Mestre Didi—Afro-Brazilian artist, writer, and spiritual leader.
This free performance is presented in collaboration with Belongó with support from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.
“New York pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill has not just continued but renewed that musical discussion with a breathtaking, consistently inventive array of Afro-Cuban jazz over two CDs.”
Mundoagua: Celebrating Carla Bley
The album, recorded in tribute to the late Carla Bley, will feature Blue Palestine, the composer's final commissioned work for O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra.
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