Part of the 2012 BAM R&B Festival at MetroTech
Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 12noon
The son of legendary big band leader and arranger Chico O'Farrill, Grammy winner Arturo O’Farrill honed his skills playing piano with Carla Bley, Wynton Marsalis, Dizzy Gillespie, and other luminaries before taking over his father’s big band in the 90s. Called a “magnificent player” by The New York Times, he now heads the 18-piece Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, a wonder of rhythmic and brass precision at the very top of New York’s Afro-Latin scene.
