Poncho Sanchez

Poncho Sanchez

male, 58 years old
Afro-Cuban jazz percussionist, Latin Soul, Hugh Masakela, Concord Picante, Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album, conguero…latinjazz, Jazz bandleader, jazz musician
Poncho Sanchez (born October 30, 1951) is a Latin jazz artist, salsa singer, band leader and "conguero" (conga player). In 2000, Sanchez and his...
Cal Tjader

Cal Tjader

male, deceased (1982)
Cool jazz drummer, From st. louis, missouri, Latin jazz musician, United States Army soldier, Cool jazz vibraphonist, American military personnel of World War II…jazz musician, latinjazz, jazz, jazz drummer, Latin rock
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...
Mario Bauza

Mario Bauza

male, deceased (1993)
Afro-Cuban jazz clarinetist, Latin jazz musician, Afro-Cuban jazz composer, Afro-Cuban, Mario Bauzá, trumpet…latinjazz
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 jazz composer, murder victim, Cuban, bebop, big band…latinjazz
Chano Pozo (January 7, 1915 - December 2, 1948) was a percussionist with a musical background from Cuban religious cults. Born in Havana, he played...
Al di Meola

Al di Meola

male, 55 years old
Jazz-rock guitarist, Contemporary jazz guitarist, Jazz fusion guitarist, latinjazz, Italian-American, Jazz fusion…jazz guitarist, jazz musician
Al Di Meola (born Al Laurence Dimeola July 22, 1954 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American jazz fusion and Latin jazz guitarist. Di Meola is a...
Jerry Gonzalez

Jerry Gonzalez

male
jazz musician, Post-bop jazz trumpeter, Afro-Cuban jazz trumpeter, American-born, latino, trumpeter…latinjazz, Latin jazz trumpeter, jazz
Jerry Gonzalez (b. Bronx, NY, June 5, 1949) is an American-born Latino jazz trumpeter and percussionist, most notweorthy for his contributions to...
Gato Barbieri

Gato Barbieri

male, 74 years old
Escalator Over The Hill, Afro-Cuban jazz saxophonist, Contemporary jazz saxophonist, Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist, Modern Creative saxophonist, Latin jazz saxophonist…Jazz tenor saxophonist, free jazz, Smooth jazz, latinjazz, jazz
Leandro Barbieri (born on November 28 1934 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina) better known as Gato Barbieri (Spanish for "Barbieri the Cat")...
Willie Bobo

Willie Bobo

male, deceased (1983)
Afro-Cuban jazz percussionist, American jazz percussionist, tito puente, Mongo Santamaria, fantasy, percussionist…jazz, latinjazz
Willie Bobo was the stage name of William Correa, an American jazz percussionist. His son, Eric Bobo (Eric Correa), is a percussionist with crew...
Mon Rivera

Mon Rivera

male, deceased (1978)
jazz musician, Puerto Rican, trombone, latinjazz, percussionist, salsa
Mon Rivera is the common name given to two distinct Puerto Rican musicians (both born in Mayagüez), namely Monserrate Rivera Alers (originally n...
Papo Lucca

Papo Lucca

male
Bobby Valentin, slang, latinjazz, salsa, ponce, fania all star
Enrique Arsenio Lucca Quiñonez, better known as Papo Lucca, born on April 10, 1946, Ponce Puerto Rico. Papo Lucca ("Papo" being common Puerto R...