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.
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Copacabana Nights
Step into a night of glamour, rhythm, and pure joy as Arturo O'Farrill transforms the Samueli Theater into a vibrant Latin dance club. Inspired by the legendary Copacabana, Tropicana, and the golden-age nightlife of Havana, New York, and Los Angeles, this playful, social evening invites audiences to move, mingle, and celebrate.
Led by O'Farrill and a handpicked ensemble of virtuoso musicians, the music blends irresistible grooves, bold brass, and Afro-Latin rhythms designed to lift spirits and fill the floor. This is jazz as it was always meant to be experienced: communal, stylish, and alive. Whether you come to dance, listen, or simply soak in the atmosphere, Copacabana Nights offers a festive escape and a reminder that jazz has always been as much about connection as sound.
“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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