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Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra at San Jose Jazz Summer Fest at Theatre on San Pedro Square
Courtesy of San Jose Jazz | Posted on July 9, 2013
Where
Theatre on San Pedro Square
San Jose Jazz Summer Fest
San Jose, CA
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When
Sat, August 10, 2013
9pm
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Musicians
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
The 18-piece lineup of Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra preserves the sound of the great old Latin dance bands. However, the ensemble has a progressive, experimental side, embracing music from across the Americas, old and new, playing all of its diverse material with precision and fire.
Pianist, composer, and educator O’ Farrill–founder/artistic director of nonprofit Afro Latin Jazz Alliance–was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. Educated at the Manhattan School of Music, Brooklyn College Conservatory and the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, O’Farrill played piano with the Carla Bley Big Band from 1979 through 1983. He then went on to develop as a solo performer with a wide spectrum of artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis and Harry Belafonte....