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Six-time Grammy And Two-time Latin Grammy Winner Arturo O’farrill To Deliver Jazz-Con 2025 Keynote: In The Key Of Influence
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Nu Jazz Publicity
Jazz-Con 2025 is honored to announce that Arturo O’Farrill—six-time Grammy Award winner, two-time Latin Grammy Award winner, pianist, composer, bandleader, educator, and cultural advocate—will deliver the keynote address In the Key of Influence on Monday, September 15, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (EST). This special pre-recorded keynote interview will be a centerpiece of Jazz-Con 2025, offering rare and candid reflections from one of the most influential figures in jazz today. O’Farrill’s Grammy record speaks for itself: 8 wins ...
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Grammy Winner, Arturo O'Farrill Launches "The Cornel West Concerto" Project On FanFunded
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Brian Camelio
FanFunded is proud to announce Arturo O’Farrill’s new project, The Cornell West Concerto. The project is a result of the collaborative efforts of four-time Grammy winner, Arturo O’Farrill, and award-winning author and Grammy nominee Dr. Cornel West. The piece was commissioned by the Apollo Theater in May 2016. The Cornell West Concerto is a tour-de-force musical and oratorical plea for justice, love, and respect... with text by Dr. Cornel West- based on questions proposed by W.E.B. Dubois at the turn ...
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Jazz this week: Arturo O'Farrill Sextet, Fidel Morales Trio, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's menu of live jazz and creative music in St. Louis has a bit of what Jelly Roll Morton once called “the Latin tinge," with two different touring Latin-jazz performers passing through town, plus the usual variety of local sounds, from Gypsy jazz and big band swing to funkified Beatles and New Orleans-style brass. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, January 21 Tonight, pianist Arturo O’Farrill (pictured, top left) and his sextet will make their debut at Jazz at ...
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Jimmy Heath, Arturo O'Farrill, Jane Monheit in Educational Concerts at Usdan Center
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Reva Cooper
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the Long Island summer arts day camp whose alumni include Natalie Portman, Seth Rudetsky, Mariah Carey and many other stars, is presenting its Festival Concerts for the season. These are a special feature of the Center: private, on-site daily educational performances by distinguished artists for students in Usdan's 1,000-seat McKinley Ampitheater. Many of the artists will also teach workshops and master classes during the season. Jazz artists this year include: On Monday ...
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Arturo O'Farrill Trio Performs at Regattabar Jazz Club in Cambridge on Friday, June 10
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Jazz pianist Arturo O'Farrill is performing with his trio—Ruben Rodriguez on bass and Vince Cherico on drums—at the Regattabar Jazz Club at the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square on Friday, June 10, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the show are $20 and can be ordered online. A renowned performer, educator and expert on Afro-Latin jazz, O'Farrill was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. His father, Chico O'Farrill, was leader of the famous Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra. ...
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Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra to Premiere New Work with 115-Voice Choir at Free NYC Music Marathon.
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Two for the Show Media
The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance and Symphony Space in New York City will present pianist/composer Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra on May 14, 2011, at 9:30 PM. The free event is part of Wall to Wall Sonidos, the culmination of a yearlong multi-disciplinary programming initiative focusing on Latino arts and culture at Symphony Space, located at 95th Street and Broadway. The marathon's closing segment, “Si Cuba," will feature the world premiere of O'Farrill's “A Still Small Voice," ...
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Latin Jazz Conversations: Arturo O'Farrill (Part 5)
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The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
The idea of making a statement is given a lot of lip service in the jazz world, but little thought goes into the impact of that statement. Most times, people consider improvisational solos to be the major statements in jazz, and in a sense, that's true. Musical choices in improvisation say a lot about an individual's personality, culture, and identity; their public displays make an impact upon the people that experience their performances. Jazz can be more influential than any ...
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Latin Jazz Conversations: Arturo O'Farrill (Part 4)
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The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
Life is certainly an endless circle of possibilities; whenever we see an ending, it's always likely to find a new beginning. The artistic world seems filled with an inherently frustrating series of roadblocks, derailing finely tuned plans for new directions. Some individuals see this as an ending point to further artistic work and simply stop any forward motion. Creative minds look past ending points though, always finding new and inspiring directions that insure artistic continuity. This forward-looking attitude may not ...
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Latin Jazz Conversations: Arturo O'Farrill (Part 3)
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The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
Entry points into jazz area vital part of the relationship between musicians and the general audience. As jazz moves further out of popular culture, artists need to find a way to invite listeners back into the fold. In doing this, they need to reach beyond the academic beauty of jazz, and create the bridge between hearing and really feeling the music. At the same time, these entry points need to be natural and honest, maintaining the music's integrity. It takes ...
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Latin Jazz Conversations: Arturo O'Farrill (Part 2)
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The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
Individuals find their way into music for a variety of reasons, but they eventually discover a prime motivating factor that allows them to continue. For some musicians, the community aspect of the art form evolves into a lifestyle that not only pays their bills, but also defines their social circles. Demand for a musician's abilities lead towards significant financial gains, and their further explorations into music reflect their desire to make more money. A small number of musicians strive towards ...
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