Arturo O’Farrill Quintet

Monday 11th January 2016 - Tuesday 12th January 2016

Arturo O’Farrill - piano; Carlo de Rosa - bass; Vince Cherico - drums; Jim Seeley - trumpet and Ivan Renta - reeds.

BREAKING NEWS! Huge congratulations to Arturo for being nominated for not one but TWO GRAMMY 2016 AWARDS for 'best large ensemble album' and 'best instrumental composition'!

Arturo O'Farrill  appears for two nights at Ronnie Scott’s with his Latin Jazz Quintet playing music from Cuba – The Conversation Continues, nominated for two Grammys in the upcoming 58^th edition (Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album and Best Instrumental Composition ).  Presenting infectious energetic dance music that brings audiences to their feet, O’Farrill’s hard-hitting Afro-Cuban jazz is guaranteed to blow those winter blues away!

“If there is such a thing as a first family of Afro-Cuban jazz, the O’Farrill clan has a right to claim that distinction.” – The New York Times

Pianist Arturo O'Farrill is the Grammy award winning son of legendary Latin jazz musician, arranger and bandleader Chico O'Farrill and is perhaps best known as the current pianist, composer, and director for the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. He appears here with his hard-hitting Latin Jazz Quintet and they’ll be playing music from his latest album, Cuba – The Conversation Continues. Expect hard-hitting Afro-Cuban jazz guaranteed to blow those winter blues away!