{"id":7333,"date":"2015-11-02T18:42:01","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T02:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7333"},"modified":"2015-11-02T12:44:18","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T20:44:18","slug":"arturo-ofarrill-the-afro-latin-jazz-orchestra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=7333","title":{"rendered":"Arturo O\u2019Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arturo O’Farrill and the
Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, courtesy of UCSB Arts & Lectures.<\/p><\/div>\n

Grammy Award-winning Arturo O\u2019Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra<\/a>\u00a0bring together the drama of big band jazz, the culture of Latin music and the virtuosity of 18 of the world\u2019s most accomplished solo musicians, on Thu., Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. at UCSB Campbell Hall, presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pianist and composer \u00a0O\u2019Farrill, billed by the New York Times<\/em> as leader of the \u201cfirst family of Afro-Cuban Jazz,\u201d earned a reputation as a soloist in groups led by Dizzy Gillespie, Steve Turre, Freddy Cole, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis and Harry Belafonte<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Son of the late, great composer Chico O\u2019Farrill<\/a>, he established the Grammy Award-winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra to bring the vital musical traditions of Afro Latin jazz to a wider audience. Fusing Latin rhythms, African-based percussion, modern jazz and swing, this 18-piece orchestra roars through new commissions and compositions by the best in Latin music: Tito Puente, Astor Piazzola, Hermeto Pascoal and Chico O\u2019Farrill.<\/p>\n