# Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with Dr. Cornel West at Bing Concert Hall, May 9, 2018

[Stanford University Live](http://live.stanford.edu/calendar/may-2018/arturo-ofarrill-afro-latin-jazz-orchestra) presents [Arturo O'Farrill](http://www.arturoofarrill.com/) and the [Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra](http://www.afrolatinjazz.org/organizer/afro-latin-jazz-orchestra/)  
[Bing Concert Hall](http://live.stanford.edu/bingconcerthall/)  
[Stanford University, 327 Lasuen St, Stanford, CA 94305-5005 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Stanford+University,+327+Lasuen+St,+Stanford,+CA+94305-5005+USA&hl=en)  
7:30 PM, Wednesday, May 9, 2018

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## Set One

[7:33 PM lights down, introduction by Chris Lorway]

01. [7:35 PM] _A Night in Tunisia_
02. [7:41 PM] _Three Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods_: _Calidoscopio_, _Pensativo_ & _Exuberante_
03. [8:00 PM] _Iko Iko_
04. [8:10 PM] _Three Revolutions_  
[set ends 8:17 PM]

## Set Two: the Cornel West Concerto

[8:36 PM lights down, band out with Dr. West]

01. [8:37 PM] _Mother Africa_
02. [8:43 PM] _All of the Americas_
03. [8:52 PM] _Trump / Untrump_
04. [9:01 PM] _?_ jelada jelada jelada (maybe _Guajira Simple_?)
05. [9:15 PM] ? (unidentified intrumental)  
[set ends 9:34 PM]  
   
**Finale**
06. [9:36 PM] _Wild Jungle_  
[show ends 9:42 PM; all off after a minute or two]


## Performers

* [Arturo O'Farrill](http://www.arturoofarrill.com/): piano, music director;
* [Cornel West](http://www.cornelwest.com/): percussion, vox;

### Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra

[Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra](http://www.afrolatinjazz.org/organizer/afro-latin-jazz-orchestra/)

* [Abdulrahman Rocky Amer](https://www.facebook.com/rocky.amer.50): trombone;
* Mercedes Beckmann: alto saxophone, flute, piccolo;
* Seneca Black: trumpet;
* [Larry Bustamante](https://larryabustamantemusic.weebly.com/): baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet;
* [Vince Cherico](http://www.vincecherico.com/): drums;
* [Frank Cohen](https://www.facebook.com/frankadamcohen): trombone;
* [Bryan Davis](http://bryandav.is/): trumpet, flugelhorn;
* [Keisel Jiménez](http://keiseljimenez.com/): percussion;
* [Chad Lefkowitz-Brown](https://www.chadlefkowitz-brown.com/): tenor saxophone;
* Carly Maldonado: percussion, cajon, vibraphone;
* [Rafi Malkiel](http://www.rafi-malkiel.com/): trombone, euphonium;
* [Earl McIntyre](https://www.facebook.com/earl.mcintyre.12): bass trombone, euphonium, tuba, didjeridoo;
* [David Neves](https://www.facebook.com/davidnevesjazz/): trumpet;
* [Bobby Porcelli](https://www.facebook.com/bobby.porcelli.3): tenor saxophone;
* [Iván Renta](https://www.ivanrentamusic.com/): tenor saxophone;
* [Ricardo Rodriguez](https://www.facebook.com/RicardoBassPlayer/): bass, contrabass;
* [Jim Seeley](https://www.facebook.com/jim.seeley.52): trumpet.

## Notes

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[Program notes](https://live.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/events/program-notes/Arturo%20%20reader%205918.pdf)

Desire Thompson posted an interesting [interview](https://www.vibe.com/2016/05/interview-arturo-ofarrill-dr-cornel-west-activism-secular-music/) with both of the principals for Vibe during the leadup to the 2016 premiere of the _Cornel West Concerto_

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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