Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra /Susan Wagner H.S. Jazz Band

The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra joins together with the Staten Island based Susan J Wagner Highschool’s award winning Youth Jazz program to present an inspiring concert celebrating the completion of one more season of musical education exchanges and collaborations.

Grammy award-winning pianist, composer, and educator Arturo O’Farrill earned a reputation as a soloist in groups led by Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis, and Harry Belafonte. In 2002, he established the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO) to bring the vital musical traditions of Afro Latin jazz to a wider general audience.

The Susan Wagner High School Jazz Band has been a premier performance ensemble in the NYC Department of Education for years. Over the past decade, the band has enjoyed collaborating with Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra on yearly joint performances in Brooklyn and Staten Island.