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Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill (October 28, 1921 [1] – June 27, 2001) [2] was a Cuban composer, arranger, and conductor, best known for his work in the Latin idiom, specifically Afro-Cuban jazz or "Cubop", although he also composed traditional jazz pieces and even symphonic works.
Jan 1, 2019 · Chico O'Farrill - Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite. Don Quixote. 3.45K subscribers. Subscribed. 196.
Chico O'Farrill. Cuban-born composer and arranger, born 28 October 1921, in Havana, Cuba and died 27 June 2001, in New York City, New York USA. Father of Arturo O'Farrill.
Apr 28, 2011 · IF there is such a thing as a first family of Afro-Cuban jazz, the O’Farrill clan has a right to claim that distinction. Its members helped invent the hybrid genre back in the 1940s, when...
Jun 27, 2001 · Chico O'Farrill. Chico O'Farrill was right in the thick of the Afro-Cuban and Latin waves that hit jazz in the late '40s and '50s. His sophisticated writing for Latin big bands of the early '50s was often bold, brassy,…. Read Full Biography.
Jun 29, 2001 · Chico O'Farrill, the composer, arranger and onetime trumpeter who was one of the primary creators of Afro-Cuban jazz, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 79 and lived in Manhattan.
Jan 10, 2023 · The Cuban-born Chico O’Farrill was the son of Irish and German immigrants to the island and was so taken with the fusions previously explored by Bauzá as musical director of Machito and His...
Aug 13, 2020 · This subgenre of jazz has among its main exponents the figure of Chico O’Farrill. His real name was Arturo O’Farrill, and was born on October 28th,1921 in Havana. During his long musical career, he was trumpeter, bandleader, arranger and composer; working with figures like Benny Goodman , Charlie Parker , Dizzy Gillespie , Quincy ...
Birdland Jazz Club. VIEW TICKETS. The Chico O'Farrill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra's final performance at Birdland, Sunday, June 26, 2011 Website: http://afrolatinjazz.org/Facebook:...
Feb 8, 2018 · Chico O'Farrill. Biography. News. For over half a century, he was one of a pantheon of innovators who fused the soul-wrenching rhythms of African Cuba with the sweet harmonies of American jazz.
