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The O'Farrill Brothers Band: Sensing Flight
by Dan Bilawsky
The prodigious progeny of famed pianist/composer/bandleader Arturo O'Farrill rightfully turned a lot of heads with Giant Peach (Zoho Music, 2011), but that record is easily eclipsed by Sensing Flight. With this sophomore release, drummer Zack O'Farrill and still-in-his-teens trumpeter Adam O'Farrill have gone a step beyond, reaching a level of artistic confidence that eludes most musicians of any age. Sensing Flight sets its course around the trumpeter's music, with six of the nine tunes belonging to the ...
read moreThe O'Farrill Brothers: Giant Peach
by Dan Bilawsky
A glance at the five fresh-faced band members on the back of this album cover belies the fact that this is one killer assemblage of musical talent. The O'Farrill Brothers--the grandchildren of famed Cuban bandleader Chico O'Farrill and offspring of great Cuban pianist Arturo O'Farrill--aren't old enough to buy beer, but they're clearly old enough to drink in the deep waters of their musical heritage. Trumpeter Adam O'Farrill and drummer Zack O'Farrill, and their young band mates, deliver eight searing ...
read moreThe O'Farrill Brothers Release New CD Titled "Giant Peach" on ZOHO Records.
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Jazz Brothers. It's a rich vein in the history of jazzCannonball and Nat Adderley, Wes and Buddy Montgomery, Art and Addison Farmer, just to name a few. Now get prepared to hear the latest members of this illustrious fraternity. The O'Farrill Brothers, Zack on drums, Adam on trumpet, carry the O'Farrill family's musical tradition on into a third generation. They are following in the footsteps of their famous grandfather Chico O'Farrill (1921), one of the seminal figures in the creation ...
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