Adam O'Farrill

Biography

Brooklyn-born American jazz trumpeter and composer, born 8 September 1994, son of *Arturo O'Farrill* and grandson of *Chico O'Farrill*. Adam O'Farrill placed third in the 2014 Thelonious Monk Institute trumpet competition, toured with *Rudresh Mahanthappa*, and leads the quartet Stranger Days on 'Stranger Days' (2016), 'El Maquech' (2018) and 'Visions of Your Other' (2021). His later work expands to an octet on 'For These Streets' (2025) and to a lone-horn format on 'ELEPHANT' (2026), while he remains an in-demand sideman in New York creative jazz.