Chico O’Farrill Net Worth is
$8 Million

Mini Biography

A professional trumpeter-composer-arranger who combined Jazz, Euro Classical, and Afro-Cuban rhythms created perhaps one of the most amazing and respected Big Music group sounds of any period. He became thinking about Jazz while he was participating in military school in america, much towards the chagrin of his dad who had anticipated him to become lawyer. Soon after playing for several rings throughout Cuba in the 1940s, he started composing for Benny Goodman and Stan Kenton. Additionally, many compositions acknowledged to arranger Gil Fuller had been actually constructed by O’Farrill. With the 1950s he was composing for Jazz legends such as for example Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Artwork Farmer, Afro-Cuban pioneer bandleader “Machito”, and Nino Morales. Over time in america he came back to Cuba in 1955, afterwards shifting to Mexico in 1957. Back NEW YORK in 1965, O’Farrill lent his arranger’s build to performers as different as Count number Basie, Gato Barbieri, Dizzy Gillespie, and David Bowie. Later in lifestyle he was busier than ever before composing and organizing for symphonies, Television, and film. Although prolific being a composer and arranger, he didn’t record much being a head. Even so, he was honored using a Grammy nomination for his past due 1990s record “Pure Feeling”. He still left a legacy of creative excellence which has inspired musicians of each genre, and elevated the visibility from the frequently undervalued music artists who focus on musical arranging.

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Chico O'Farrill
Died	June 27, 2001, New York City, New York, United States
Profession	Composer, Conductor, Trumpeter, Music Arranger
Education	Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College
Nationality	Cuban
Spouse	Lupe Valero
Children	Arturo O'Farrill, Georgina O'Farrill
Awards	Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
Nominations	Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album
Movies	Eros