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Chico O'Farrill

Cuban composer and musician
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Chico O'Farrill

Summary

Chico O'Farrill is a human[1]. His place of birth was Havana[2]. He was born on October 28, 1921[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on June 27, 2001[5]. He worked as a bandleader[6], composer[7], conductor[8], jazz musician[9], and film score composer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Havana[2], Chico O'Farrill…
  • Chico O'Farrill passed away in New York City[4].
  • Chico O'Farrill was born on October 28, 1921[3].
  • Chico O'Farrill died on June 27, 2001[5].
  • Chico O'Farrill held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Chico O'Farrill held citizenship in Cuba[13].
  • Chico O'Farrill worked as a bandleader[6].
  • Chico O'Farrill's professions included composer[7].
  • Chico O'Farrill's professions included conductor[8].
  • Chico O'Farrill's professions included jazz musician[9].
  • Chico O'Farrill worked as a film score composer[10].
  • Chico O'Farrill was educated at Riverside Military Academy[14].
  • Chico O'Farrill is recorded as male[15].
  • Chico O'Farrill's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Chico O'Farrill's genre is Latin jazz[17].
  • Chico O'Farrill's record label is recorded as Clef Records[18].
  • Chico O'Farrill's archives at is recorded as Institute of Jazz Studies[19].
  • Chico O'Farrill's family name is recorded as O'Farrill[20].
  • Chico O'Farrill's given name is recorded as Chico[21].
  • Chico O'Farrill's instrument is recorded as trumpet[22].
  • Chico O'Farrill's start of work period is recorded as 1949[23].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: CU[25]

  • Began / founded: 1921-10-28[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2001-06-27[27]

  • Genre(s): afro-cuban jazz, jazz, latin jazz[28]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, afro-cuban jazz, jazz, latin jazz[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bd9700f4-89b9-4365-9b7b-054cd5a0e853[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Havana[2], Chico O'Farrill… he was born on October 28, 1921[3].

Education

Chico O'Farrill was educated at Riverside Military Academy[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bandleader[6], composer[7], conductor[8], jazz musician[9], and film score composer[10].

Death and Burial

Chico O'Farrill died on June 27, 2001[5]. He passed away in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Chico O'Farrill ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

FAQs

Where was Chico O'Farrill born?

Chico O'Farrill's place of birth was Havana[2].

Where did Chico O'Farrill die?

Chico O'Farrill died in New York City[4].

What did Chico O'Farrill do for work?

Chico O'Farrill worked as bandleader[6], composer[7], conductor[8], jazz musician[9], and film score composer[10].

Where did Chico O'Farrill go to school?

Chico O'Farrill was educated at Riverside Military Academy[14].

Related Entities

Cuba Institute of Jazz Studies New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . archives.libraries.rutgers.edu. Retrieved . archives.libraries.rutgers.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → trumpet
    Genre → —
    Citizenship → —
    Place of birth → Havana
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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