The Jazz Room Presents: Arturo O’Farrill Sextet
Latin Jazz
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DateSep 19 - 20, 2025
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Presented ByJazzArts Charlotte
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Ticket PricesStarting at $37.50
- Friday, Sep 19 6:00 PM Buy Tickets
- Friday, Sep 19 8:15 PM Buy Tickets
- Saturday, Sep 20 7:00 PM Buy Tickets
- Saturday, Sep 20 9:15 PM Buy Tickets
Event Details
“One of our greatest living pianists.” — Downbeat Magazine
Prolific pianist Arturo O’Farrill makes his JAZZ ROOM debut with his high-energy sextet performing Afro Latin grooves that will keep the summer heat going, in partnership with the Charlotte International Arts Festival, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
ARTURO O’FARRILL, pianist, composer, and educator, was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. Arturo’s professional career began with the Carla Bley Band and continued as a solo performer with a wide spectrum of artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis, and Harry Belafonte.
In 2007, he founded the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the performance, education, and preservation of Afro Latin music.
Arturo’s well-reviewed and highly praised “Afro-Latin Jazz Suite” from the album CUBA: The Conversation Continues (Motéma) took the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition and the 2016 Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album. His powerful “Three Revolutions” from the album Familia-Tribute to Chico and Bebo was the 2018 Grammy Award (his sixth) winner for Best Instrumental Composition. Arturo’s album “Four Questions” (ZOHO) is the first to embody all original compositions, including the title track, which features the brilliant orator Dr. Cornel West. This album won a Grammy in 2021. Most recently, in February of 2023, Arturo was awarded his eighth Grammy for the album “Fandango at the Wall in New York.”
Arturo is Professor of Global Jazz Studies and Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has been honored as a Steinway Artist for many years, and is a Blue Note Records Recording Artist.
Accessibility
Advance reservations for Patron Assistance are encouraged to ensure the best possible experience!
- Assistive listening systems available
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Wheelchair seating
Wheelchair access
All of our theaters and classrooms are accessible to patrons who use wheelchairs. Most restrooms and water fountains in all facilities are wheelchair accessible, and restrooms are equipped with strobe-light as well as audio alarm systems. Please ask an usher for wheelchair accessible restrooms.
SERVICES FOR THE VISUALLY-IMPAIRED
Audio Description
Certain performances will be audio described for the blind or visually impaired. The Box Office will provide a schedule of these performances upon request. Audio description provides an on-going oral description of the action, sets and costumes during the performance. Each participant wears a headset, and no other patrons are able to hear the descriptions.
Large Print Programs
Large print programs are available for patrons at many performances. Please visit the Box Office for more information.
Service Animals
If you or someone in your party plans to attend an event with a service animal, please inform the Box Office when purchasing your tickets so that we may arrange for an aisle seat.
SERVICES FOR THE DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING
Interpreting
Certain performances at the Performing Arts Center will be interpreted for the hearing impaired. The Box Office will provide a schedule of these performances as requested.
Assistive Listening Devices
Assistive listening equipment is available free of charge for all amplified performances. Please see an usher for assistance.
Communication Devices
TTY/TOO is available on the Mezzanine Level of the Belk Theater near the entrance from Founders Hall.
Public Transit
SUGGESTED LIGHT RAIL STATION
CTC/ARENA STATION – Suggested if you are attending an event at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center (Belk Theater, Booth Playhouse and Stage Door Theater)