Adam O'Farrill is a 15-year old jazz trumpeter born and raised in Brooklyn....

Adam O'Farrill is a 15-year old jazz trumpeter born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Being the grandson of Afro-Cuban Jazz composer and arranger Chico O'Farrill, and the son of GRAMMY-award winning Latin jazz pianist and composer Arturo O'Farrill, Adam clearly has a rich musical background. Having started studying classical piano at age 6, and starting trumpet at age 8, he has been playing music for almost his whole life.

Ever since then, he has had many achievements in the world of music. He has had the privilege of playing in many well-known venues, such as Birdland Jazz Club, the Jazz Standard, Mount Fuji Jazz Festival 2009, the White House, Madison Square Garden, and Symphony Space. He has had the opportunity to perform and work with critically acclaimed artists such as Stefon Harris, Curtis Fuller, Randy Weston, Arturo O'Farrill, Benny Golson, and James Moody.

He received the Outstanding Soloist Award at the 1st Annual Charles Mingus Competition, and was commissioned to write a piece for Arturo O'Farrill's Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra in the fall of 2009. He has studied with Jim Seeley, Michael Rodriguez, Bobby Shew, and Nathan Warner. Adam currently leads a band with his brother, Zack, called Alphabet Soup, featuring Adam O'Farrill (trumpet), Livio Almeida (tenor sax), Zaccai Curtis (piano), Michael Sacks (bass), and Zachary O'Farrill (drums).

Adam O'Farrill was recently chosen to participate in the 2010 GRAMMY Jazz Ensemble as 2nd Trumpet. I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

Influences:
Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Dizzy Gillespie, Tom Harrell, Dave Douglas, Miles Davis, Lee Morgan, Clifford Brown, Clark Terry, Booker Little, Wayne Shorter, Sam Rivers, John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Joe Farrell, Chick Corea, Clare Fischer, Herbie Hancock, Arturo O'Farrill, McCoy Tyner, Richard Davis, Paul Chambers, Scott LeFaro, Charles Mingus, Robert Hurst, Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Albert Ayler, James Spaulding, Cannonball Adderly, Pepper Adams, Grachan Moncur III, Curtis Fuller, J.J. Johnson, Trombone Shorty, Gary Valente, Elvin Jones, Brian Blade, Max Roach, Art Blakey, Roy Haynes, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Stefon Harris, Bobby Hutcherson, Hermeto Pascoal, Jim Hall, Wes Montgomery, Super Mario Bros.

Program:
29 Aug 2010 21:00
Birdland Jazz Club New York, NY Localizar Ingressos
1 Sep 2010 20:30
Cornelia Street Cafe New York, New York Localizar Ingressos
6 Sep 2010 19:30
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola New York, NY
10 Sep 2010 20:00
Yippie Museum Manhattan, NY


Recently awarded the Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album for "Song for Chico," Arturo O' Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, composed of 18 soloists, became a resident orchestra at Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2002. Latin jazz is a general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz harmonies from the United States. Joining the orchestra is special guest and preeminent Latin jazz bassist, Andy Gonzales. They bring the rhythms and heat of Latin jazz to Philadelphia when they perform at the Painted Bride Art Center.