Arturo O' Farrill's Latin Jazz Octet

Arturo O’Farrill has established himself as a jazz phenomenon winning a multitude of awards as pianist, composer, educator, and founder and Artistic Director of the nonprofit Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, including the 2003 Latin Jazz USA Outstanding Achievement Award, the 2009 Grammy for best Latin Jazz Album for their second album, “Song for Chico,” and most recently his Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra took home the 2015 Grammy in the Latin jazz album category for "The Offense of the Drum." O’Farrill initially left his mark playing with Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte, and Wynton Marsalis. In 2002 he created the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra to celebrate Latin jazz through international tours and the commissioning of new works.