Virtual Birdland - Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

Grammy Nominated Virtual Birdland illuminates what is possible when good people come together to create meaning during an international pandemic. O'Farrill and all musicians on this CD performed remotely in their living rooms, enriching the lives of unseen listeners. No immediate feedback, no discernible applause, just the purest form of art there is - service to others.

ARTISTS: Arturo O’Farrill - piano, conductor Special Guests Malika Zarra - voice (2) Gili Sharett - bassoon (3) Ghazi Faisal Al-Mulaifi - guitar and voice (5) Paquito D’Rivera - alto saxophone (6) Richard Miller - guitar (6) Everton Isidoro - cuica, pandeiro, caxixi (6, 7) Gustavo Di Dalva - atabaque (7) Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Saxophones Alejandro Aviles - alto, flute (1, 5), soprano (4, 5) Adison Evans - alto, all tracks except 3, 7, flute (5, 6) Roman Filiu - alto (3) Ivan Renta - tenor, soprano (9) Jasper Dutz - tenor, all tracks except 6, 7, 10, clarinet (2, 3, 5) Jeremy Powell - tenor (6, 7) Livio Almeida - tenor (10) Larry Bustamante - baritone , bass clarinet (2, 3, 5) Trumpets Seneca Black (1, 3, 7, 9) Bryan Davis Adam O’Farrill Walter Cano (2, 9, 10), flugelhorn (4) Rachel Therrien all except 9, flugelhorn (5) Kai Sandoval (6, 8) Trombones Rafi Malkiel euphonium (3) Mariel Bildsten all tracks except 6 Abdulrahmen Amer all tracks except 8 Xito Lovell (6) Ben Barnett (8) Earl Mcintyre all except 6, 8, bass trombone, tuba (3, 7) James Rogers bass trombone (6, 8, 9) Rhythm Section Bam Bam Rodriguez - upright bass, electric bass (1, 2, 5, 6); karkabas (3) Vince Cherico - drums Keisel Jimenez - conga drums Carly Maldonado - bongo drums, bell, guiro; cajon (2), doumbek (3, 4); timbales (10) Administration team: Afro Latin Jazz Alliance - (ALJA) 501 (c) 3 TRACKS: 01. Gulab Jamon 02. Pouvoir 03. Desert 04. Nightfall 05. Ana Mashoof 06. Samba For Carmen 07. Lafia 08. En La Oscuridad 09. Cimarron 10. Para Los Rumberos