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
South Bronx Culture Festival 2026
Led by Arturo O’Farrill for nearly two decades, the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO) has shared a unique combination of big-band jazz and Latin music through the talent and virtuosity of its 18 solo musicians.
Weekly Live Jazz at City Winery
GRAMMY Award-winning pianist, composer, and bandleader Arturo O'Farrill leads his 18-piece Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra in a new weekly residency, performing a broad spectrum
City Winery NYC Presents Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra on Sunday, April 26th, at 11:30 AM, part of a multi-show series. View all NYC dates and times here!
Carnegie Hall Citywide
Multiple Grammy-winning pianist, composer, and bandleader Arturo O’Farrill leads members of his legendary Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO) in a free concert that celebrates Carnegie Hall’s Musical Connections program at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison. Through 15 years of collaboration, creative expression, and human connection, Musical Connections has brought professional musicians together with individuals incarcerated at Sing Sing to create and perform music, resulting in a vibrant creative community and remarkable body of original work that continues to grow. The ALJO reflects this same collaborative spirit with its bold fusion of socially conscious artistry, shared music making, jazz improvisation, and wide-ranging Afro‑Caribbean rhythms
“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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