O’Farrill is teaching sixth- through 10th-graders at the Urban Assembly Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists in Longwood the fundamentals of Latin jazz music – everything from the technical skills of playing an instrument, to counting beats and measures (Daily News).
Archive | December, 2010
Composer Arturo O’Farrill starting a Latin jazz lovefest in the Bronx
Posted on 12 December 2010.
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The Art of Lyrics
Posted on 11 December 2010.
A look at the monthly Art of Lyrics free styling event at The Point.
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Pregnant teacher kicked and loses baby
Posted on 11 December 2010.
A horror story at a Bronx high school when a pregnant teacher miscarried after being kicked in the stomach trying to break up a fight between two students (NY Post).
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Aid pours in after several heists at church in Bronx
Posted on 11 December 2010.
More than $10,000 in donations has come in to support Our Lady of Refuge church in Fordham, which has been victimized by burglary recently (Daily News).
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The little Mexican restaurant that could
Posted on 09 December 2010.
A mom-and-pop restaurant waits for neighborhood revitalization.
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Boxer’s belt stolen in the Bronx
Posted on 09 December 2010.
The WBC Middleweight championship belt belonging to boxer Iran Barkley was stolen from his apartment in Mott Haven (Wall Street Journal).
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City Council cracks down on illegal ATMs
Posted on 09 December 2010.
City Council members passed legislation that will increase fines on property owners who allow free-standing ATMs to sit outside their buildings (NY 1)
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City lawsuit aims to end long-running crack den
Posted on 09 December 2010.
The city is suing to shut down a crackhouse in Hunts Point where dealers have openly peddled drugs for years (Daily News).
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