Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Present: "Falafel, Freilach, and Frijoles: From Mambo to Borscht"!

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Program Examines Relationship Between

Jewish and Latino Communities Through Music

First Concert of 2012/13 Season at 

Symphony Space, November 2 & 3, 2012 @ 8pm

New York, NY -- The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance is pleased to announce the inaugural performance of the 11th season of the GRAMMY® Award-winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO), directed by Arturo O'Farrill.  The program, titled Falafel, Freilach, and Frijoles: From Mambo to Borscht, will be presented at Symphony Space on Manhattan's Upper West Side on November 2 & 3, 2012.  Join us for a pre-performance discussion on Friday, November 2 at 7PM as we explore a convergence of cross-cultural musical styles from the Catskills, Northern Africa, Iberia, and the Middle East.  The Orchestra's sixth season at Symphony Space exemplifies the Alliance's commitment to presenting a large and diverse picture of Afro Latin jazz that acknowledges and celebrates its past, while embracing innovation and experimentation that propels the music forward.

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NYC ~ Tony Award-Winner Lin-Manuel Miranda to Join Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra for "Música Nueva 5: Big Band Poetry Jam & Beyond" May 11 & 12!

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Lin-Manuel MirandaLin-Manuel Miranda, actor and Tony Award-winning creator and composer-lyricist of Broadway's In the Heights, will join Arturo O'Farrill's GRAMMY® Award-winning ensemble, The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, for its 10th Anniversary season celebration, "Música Nueva 5: Big Band Poetry Jam & Beyond." 

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Media Alert - Arturo O'Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra to be featured on CBS Evening News Feb. 4th!

WHAT: 

Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra will be featured on a CBS Evening News national broadcast.  

The network will broadcast an interview with O'Farrill, which was recently filmed at Birdland in New York City.

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54th Annual GRAMMY Award Jazz Category Nominations!

I know that all of you (ok, maybe just a few of you :P) have been waiting with bated breath for the announcement of the jazz nominees for the 2012 GRAMMY Awards!

Here are the four (4) categories that remain in the genre. Keep in mind that NARAS decided to eliminate the "Best Contemporary Jazz Album" and "Best Latin Jazz Album" back in the Spring of 2011.

What do you think about the nominees this year? Any surprises for you?

Good luck to all of the nominees!

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