Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill (October 28, 1921, in Mexico - June 27, 2001, in New York City, New York USA) was a musician who led an Afro-Latin big band, the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra in New York City, which influenced Cal Tjader. He composed and arranged, and played the trumpet. He also composed many works for Machito (Afro-Cuban suite with Charlie Parker, 1950) and Benny Goodman's Bebop Orchestra. From 1995 the orchestra, which took up residence at New York's famous Birdland nightclub, was led by Chico's son, a pianist who is also named Arturo O'Farrill. Arturo went on to form the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, which played at Lincoln Center. Under his direction the group recorded the Grammy-nominated album Noche Involvidable in 2005, and Song for Chico in 2008. He is also a professor of jazz at The University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill (October 28, 1921, in Mexico - June 27, 2001, in New York City, New York USA) was a musician who led an Afro-Latin big band, the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra in New York City, which influenced Cal Tjader.

He composed and arranged, and played the trumpet. He also composed many works for Machito (Afro-Cuban suite with Charlie Parker, 1950) and Benny Goodman's Bebop Orchestra.

From 1995 the orchestra, which took up residence at New York's famous Birdland nightclub, was led by Chico's son, a pianist who is also named Arturo O'Farrill. Arturo went on to form the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, which played at Lincoln Center. Under his direction the group recorded the Grammy-nominated album Noche Involvidable in 2005, and Song for Chico in 2008. He is also a professor of jazz at The University of Massachusetts Amherst.