The Auction Project With Irish Afro-latin Jazz at Irish Arts Center

April 20 – 22 | 8 PM

Featuring
Arturo O'Farrill, piano
David Bixler, alto saxophone
Heather Martin Bixler, violin
Carlo Derosa, bass
Vince Cherico, drums
Victor Prieto, accordion

“A place where Celtic reels merge with gospel and funk, as if it were the most natural thing on earth.” – WBGO Radio Station

“An intriguing effort that lovers of experimental world jazz shouldn't overlook.” – AllMusic

Fusing Celtic, jazz, and Afro-Latin influences, supergroup The Auction Project—led by Grammy-Award winning pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill and alto saxophonist and composer David Bixler—create a surprising, richly textured, and thoroughly enjoyable sound....

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April 20 – 22 | 8 PM

Featuring
Arturo O'Farrill, piano
David Bixler, alto saxophone
Heather Martin Bixler, violin
Carlo Derosa, bass
Vince Cherico, drums
Victor Prieto, accordion

“A place where Celtic reels merge with gospel and funk, as if it were the most natural thing on earth.” – WBGO Radio Station

“An intriguing effort that lovers of experimental world jazz shouldn't overlook.” – AllMusic

Fusing Celtic, jazz, and Afro-Latin influences, supergroup The Auction Project—led by Grammy-Award winning pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill and alto saxophonist and composer David Bixler—create a surprising, richly textured, and thoroughly enjoyable sound.

Join us at this special three-night engagement to find out how a traditional fiddle phrase fits atop a breezy, post-bop groove as this sextet makes history and stakes out uncommon musical territory.

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