Arturo O'Farrill with Akua Dixon's Quartette Indigo

Arturo O’Farrill appears with Akua Dixon’s Quartette Indigo in a rock/pop-leaning set shaped by long experience in New York’s performance circuit. The pairing brings together O’Farrill’s bandleading sensibility and Dixon’s string writing, with the quartet format keeping the arrangement work exposed.

Arturo O'Farrill is a pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his work in Afro-Latin jazz. He leads the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra and has won multiple Grammy Awards. He performs regularly at venues including Le Poisson Rouge in New York City.

Akua Dixon is a rock/pop performer whose work shows up regularly in New York City’s contemporary performance circuit, including National Sawdust. Her credits span varied bills and collaborators, from Britton & The Sting and Lola Kirke with Odetta to Bruce Brubaker Live! and Huang Ruo’s *A DUST IN TIME* (NY premiere), alongside projects like Kaoru Watanabe’s *Bloodlines Interwoven* and Eli Fola’s *The Healing Scapes*.

Quartette Indigo is a New York City–based rock/pop group that appears regularly in performance settings at National Sawdust. Their work sits comfortably on bills that move between indie concerts and contemporary music presentations, including events with Britton & The Sting, Lola Kirke with Odetta, and Black Belt Eagle Scout and Mato Wayuhi with Ailani.