Arturo O'Farrill

Los Olvidados ("The Forgotten Ones") is a one hour audio documentary exploring some of the unique historical, cultural, and artistic contributions that encompass the Latin experience in Jazz. The program explores the viewpoints and music of a special group of award winning artists, scholars and activists. Jane Bunnett, Dr. Martha Gonzalez, Dr. Benjamin Lapidus, Yilian Cañizares, Arturo O'Farrill, Michele Rosewoman, Bobby Sanabria, John Santos, Dr. Chris Washburne and Miguel Zenón will speak to the inspiration they maintain as contributors, educators, and creative thinkers within Pan-Latin Jazz.

The 10th TD James Moody Jazz Festival runs Nov. 5-21 at NJPAC. Take Five picks a few highlights: Dianne Reeves, Arturo O'Farrill, Buster Williams, Don Braden, and Anat Cohen (performing with Artemis and in an all-star tribute to George Wein).

Maria Schneider, Arturo O'Farrill and Robert Glasper were among the winners at the 63rd Grammy Awards.

Jon Batiste, “WE ARE”Last Friday, pianist and Late Show bandleader Jon Batiste led his second protest march under the banner “WE ARE,” moving the action…

New Year, New Music: The Winter Jazzfest kicks off this Friday, and Take Five has your Week One field guide.Ralph Peterson Messenger Legacy, “In Case You…

The jazz and blues winners at the 60th Grammy Awards are in, and they mostly went to seasoned heads and strong favorites. But this year’s Grammys also…

It's hard to overstate the importance of both Bebo Valdes and Chico O'Farrill to Afro-Cuban jazz and Cuban music in general.Valdes, who died in 2013 at…

Arturo O’Farrill makes music steeped in the pantheon of Afro-Latin culture. He can’t help it. It’s in his DNA.In addition to playing the piano, O’Farrill…

The progeny of Bébo Valdes and Chico O'Farrill pay tribute on this family affair.

In the jazz world, the name O'Farrill is synonymous with Afro-Latin jazz royalty. Trumpeter Adam O'Farrill is the third generation of that royal family.…