Adam O'Farrill

An exceptionally gifted trumpet player and composer, Adam O'Farrill carries on his family's rich musical heritage with his own forward-thinking jazz. The grandson of Afro-Cuban composer Chico O'Farrill, he initially gained acclaim in the 2000s playing alongside his brother drummer Zack O'Farrill in their father pianist Arturo O'Farrill's Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. After finishing third in the 2014 Thelonious Monk Institute Jazz Trumpet Competition, he established himself as a leader and sideman playing with saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, as well as with his own quartet on albums like 2016's Stranger Days, 2018's El Maquech, and 2021's Visions of Your Other.