Cal Tjader

Cal Tjader

male, deceased (1982)
Cal Tjader (July 16 1925-May 5 1982) was an American Latin jazz musician, though he also explored various other jazz idioms. Unlike other American... More
Eddie Palmieri

Eddie Palmieri

male, 71 years old
Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936 in New York City) - pianist and bandleader. Palmieri is best known for combining jazz piano and instrumental... More
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Rubén Blades

male, 60 years old
Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna and recorded a number of albums with them. However, Fania continued to release recordings compiled from their a... More
Mario Bauza

Mario Bauza

male, deceased (1993)
Mario Bauzá was one of the most influential figures in the development of Latin jazz or as he referred to it, Afro-Cuban ("Latin" Music, a term c... More
Tito Puente Sr.

Tito Puente Sr.

male, deceased (2000)
Tito Puente, Sr., (April 20, 1923 - May 31, 2000 or June 1, 2000 according to IMDb), born "Ernesto Antonio Puente, Jr.", was an influential Latin... More
Xavier Cugat

Xavier Cugat

male, deceased (1990)
Francesc d'Asís Xavier Cugat Mingall de Bru i Deulofeu was a Catalan-Cuban bandleader whom many consider to have had more to do with the infusion o... More
Chano Pozo

Chano Pozo

male, deceased (1948)
Chano Pozo (January 7, 1915 - December 2, 1948) was a percussionist with a musical background from Cuban religious cults. Born in Havana, he played... More
Giovanni Hidalgo

Giovanni Hidalgo

male, 45 years old
Giovanni Hidalgo "Mañenguito" (born March 9, 1963, in San Juan, Puerto Rico) - percussionist. Giovanni received his primary education in San Juan, t... More
Airto Moreira

Airto Moreira

male, 67 years old
Airto Moreira (born August 5, 1941) is a Brazilian Jazz percussionist and musician. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
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Mongo Santamaría

male, deceased (2003)
Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría was an Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist. He is most famous for being the composer of the jazz standard "Afro Blue," re... More