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Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
Courtesy of Renée J. Govanucci | Posted on August 5, 2015
Where
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
1815 Metropolitan Street
Pittsburgh, PA
Map
412-322-0800
When
Fri, February 12, 2016
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Arturo O'Farrill
pianoArturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
The GRAMMY award winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO), led by pianist, composer, and director Arturo O’Farrill, brings together the drama of big band jazz, the culture of Latin music, and the virtuosity of eighteen of the world’s most accomplished solo musicians. Twelve years of critically acclaimed performances internationally, have firmly established the ALJO as the standard-bearer for creative interpretation of Latin jazz greats such as Tito Puente, Frank “Machito” Grillo, and Chico O’Farrill, as well as the driving force behind new commissions from Latin music’s most talented composers and arrangers...