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The O'Farrill Brothers Band: Sensing Flight

Read "Sensing Flight" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
January 12, 2013

The prodigious progeny of famed pianist/composer/bandleader Arturo O'Farrill rightfully turned a lot of heads with Giant Peach (Zoho Music, 2011), but that record is easily eclipsed by Sensing Flight. With this sophomore release, drummer Zack O'Farrill and still-in-his-teens trumpeter Adam O'Farrill have gone a step beyond, reaching a level of artistic confidence that eludes most musicians of any age. Sensing Flight sets its course around the trumpeter's music, with six of the nine tunes belonging to the ...

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Album Review

The O'Farrill Brothers: Giant Peach

Read "Giant Peach" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
January 15, 2011

A glance at the five fresh-faced band members on the back of this album cover belies the fact that this is one killer assemblage of musical talent. The O'Farrill Brothers--the grandchildren of famed Cuban bandleader Chico O'Farrill and offspring of great Cuban pianist Arturo O'Farrill--aren't old enough to buy beer, but they're clearly old enough to drink in the deep waters of their musical heritage. Trumpeter Adam O'Farrill and drummer Zack O'Farrill, and their young band mates, deliver eight searing ...