Arturo OFarrill: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Latin jazz works best when the musicians involved are as fluent in AfroCuban rhythms as they are in the deep grooves and advanced harmonics of bebop. Arturo O Farrill has that pedigree in his DNA: His father, Chico O Farrill, was part of a groundbreaking group of musicians who created the mashup of AfroCuban music and jazz back in late 40s New York. The octet you see in this video is a strippeddown version of the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, which is at least twice as large don t think I didn t try to get the whole band behind Bob Boilen s desk and dedicated to both preserving the legacy of the elder O Farrill and documenting the younger musician s efforts to move the music forward. The musicians with whom Arturo O Farrill surrounds himself all play with intensity that draws from both traditions. It was a thrill to hear such tremendous latenight music so early in the morning and an honor to have O Farrill ask me to sit in with the band and share the conga chair with Tony Rosa. Playing with musicia
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