Arturo O Farrill Tickets

The Grammy Award winning pianist, composer and educator, Arturo O Farrill is scheduled to perform live at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts. For a decade, Arturo has been providing the music industry with a variety of beautiful compositions, for which he is highly admired and respected by the fans, critics and fellow musicians. He has arranged many sold out shows across the world and this time he is making a stop at Burlington. All those who want to listen to quality music, delay no more in getting hands on the best Arturo O Farrill tickets.

Born in Mexico and raised in New York, Arturo O Farrill is son of the popular Latin Jazz musician, ranger and bandleader, Chico O'Farrill. He got his education from the Manhattan School of Music and the Aaron Copland School of Music. He started off by collaborating with several bands, meanwhile looking for some direction. For a long time he was uncertain of the road he needed to follow. However, following the year 1979, he went on to pursue a solo career and played the piano with many distinguished artists, such as Wynton Marsalis, Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte and Lester Bowie.

After his father's death, Arturo took over his place as the Chico O'Farrill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestras' musical director and continued his legacy for some time. A few years later, he created a band of his own, the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. The purpose of discovering ALJO was introducing the vital musical traditions of Afro Latin jazz to a wider audience. To date, Arturo O Farrill has been running both the bands simultaneously. His wide stylistic and geographical range in music has earned Arturo a positive feedback from many critics across the US.

Apart from recording and performing, Arturo O Farrill also happens to be a music teacher. In the past, he has conducted many workshops, master classes and seminars throughout the world, not just to students, but teachers of all levels as well. Arturo has taught at The University of Massachusetts, Manhattan School of Music, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Brooklyn College and SUNY Purchase. His unique perceptive regarding music has earned him immense fame and recognition in the industry.

To date, he has released ten studio albums, the most recent one titled; The Noguchi Sessions hit the shelves in 2012. Most of his records have been nominated for the Grammys, out of which Song for Chico has won one for "Best Latin Jazz Album." Farrill has also composed soundtracks for critically acclaimed films like, Chico and Rita, Calle 54, Hollywoodland and Salud. Because of his experience, Arturo was asked to join the judging panel of the 9^th and 10^th annual Independent Music Awards, where he assisted independent musicians' careers.

If you want to enjoy listening to world-class collection of Latin jazz musical scores live; the upcoming Arturo O Farrill concert is the best place for you. For many years, his mission has been to preserve the musical heritage of big band Latin jazz, and he has accomplished that by performing live at some of the biggest musical platforms of the world. Arturo's Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra consists of some of Latin music's most talented composers and arrangers. In the past years, ALJO has performed a variety of innovative compositions and big band arrangements by Pablo Mayor, Vijay Iyer, Papa Vazquez, Miguel Zenon, Emilio Solla and by Farrill himself. All the music lovers who are looking for a quality time should delay no more in getting their hands on the best Arturo O Farrill tickets. Don't forget to bring along your loved ones.