Arturo O’Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, the Grammy-winning ensemble that has become the gold standard for Afro-Latin big band music in America, bring their exhilarating sound to The Falcon in Marlboro on May 1, 2026.
O’Farrill carries one of the great names in Latin jazz — his father, Chico O’Farrill, was the Cuban-born composer and arranger whose work with Dizzy Gillespie, Machito, and Count Basie helped forge the Afro-Cuban jazz movement. But Arturo has long since stepped out of that considerable shadow to build his own legacy.
The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, the resident ensemble of the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance in New York, is a powerhouse: a full big band armed with some of the city’s finest jazz and Latin music specialists. Their performances combine the rhythmic complexity of Afro-Cuban traditions with the harmonic sophistication of modern jazz composition.
Multiple Grammy Awards underscore what anyone who has witnessed this orchestra already knows — this is one of the most vital large ensembles working in any genre today. Hearing them at The Falcon is an extraordinary proposition.
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