Paquito D'Rivera

Paquito D'Rivera

male, 61 years old
Latin jazz clarinetist, Alto Saxophonist, Havana, Cuba, soprano saxophonist, Afro-Cuban jazzcomposer, Latin jazz saxophonist…Latin jazz composer, Afro-Cuban jazz saxophonist, Afro-Cuban jazz clarinetist, jazz musician, Jazz saxophonist
Paquito D'Rivera (b. 4 June, 1948) is a Grammy award-winning alto saxophonist, clarinetist and soprano saxophonist from Havana, Cuba.
Jane Bunnett

Jane Bunnett

female, 53 years old
Afro-Cuban jazz saxophonist, Canadian jazz saxophonist, Afro-Cuban jazzcomposer, Women in jazz, trompeta china, soprano saxophonist…Jazz soprano saxophonist, jazz musician
Jane Bunnett (born October 22, 1956) is a Canadian soprano saxophonist, flutist and bandleader known for her Afro-Cuban jazz melodies. In 2004, she...
Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

male, deceased (1993)
Bebop trumpeter, harmony, Improviser, musician, Jazz trumpeter, modern jazz…Afro-Cuban jazz trumpeter, Afro-Cuban jazzcomposer, Vocal jazz musician, Latin jazz composer, Afro-Cuban jazz bandleader
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21 1917 - January 6 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, singer, and composer. He was born in...

Arturo O'Farrill

male, deceased (2001)
from New York City, Afro-Cuban jazz trumpeter, Bebop composer, havana, Afro-Cuban jazzcomposer, American jazz bandleader…Afro-Cuban, Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Afro-Cuban jazz
Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill (b. Havana, Cuba, October 28, 1921; d. June 27, 2001) was a musician who led an Afro-Cuban big band, the Afro-Latin Jazz...
Mario Bauza

Mario Bauza

male, deceased (1993)
Afro-Cuban jazz clarinetist, Latin jazz musician, Afro-Cuban jazzcomposer, Afro-Cuban, Mario Bauzá, trumpet…Afro-Cubans, latin jazz
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...
Chano Pozo

Chano Pozo

male, deceased (1948)
Latin jazz musician, Afro-Cuban jazzcomposer, murder victim, Cuban, bebop, big band…latin jazz, composer
Chano Pozo (January 7, 1915 - December 2, 1948) was a percussionist with a musical background from Cuban religious cults. Born in Havana, he played...

Cachao López

male, 91 years old
Salsa double-bassist, Afro-Cuban jazzcomposer, Latin jazz double-bassist, Afro-Cuban jazz double-bassist, tito puente, El Arte Del Sabor…composer, Cuban-American, Cuban music
Israel "Cachao" López, often known just as "Cachao" (pronounced kah-CHOW) is a Cuban mambo musician and composer, who has helped bring mambo music t...

Willie Colón

male, 59 years old
Latin jazz composer, Afro-Cuban jazzcomposer, Afro-Cuban jazz trombonist, Latin jazz trombonist, Latin jazz singer, Afro-Cuban jazz singer
William Anthony Colón is a Puerto Rican salsa music icon. First and foremost a trombonist, Colón also sings, writes, produces and acts. He is al...