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Mario Rivera
Mario Rivera
Dominican musician, composer and arranger
1
Arturo O'Farrill
Arturo O'Farrill
Cuban-American musician
2
Michael Philip Mossman
Michael Philip Mossman
American musician
3
Horacio Hernandez
Horacio Hernandez
Cuban musician
4
Brian Lynch
Brian Lynch
American musician
5
Conrad Herwig
Conrad Herwig
American musician
6
Cal Tjader
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
7
Eddie Palmieri
Eddie Palmieri
American recording artist; pianist
8
Chico O'Farrill
Chico O'Farrill
Cuban composer and musician
9
Jerry Gonzalez
Jerry Gonzalez
American musician
10
Giovanni Hidalgo
Giovanni Hidalgo
Puerto Rican percussionist and music educator
11
Michel Camilo
Michel Camilo
Dominican Grammy-award winning pianist and composer (born 1954)
12
Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval
Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer
13
Bobby Sanabria
Bobby Sanabria
American musician
14
Poncho Sanchez
Poncho Sanchez
American musician
15
Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito D'Rivera
Cuban musician
16
Tito Puente
Tito Puente
American musician, songwriter and record producer (1923-2000)
17
Samuel Torres
Samuel Torres
Colombian musician
18
Ray Barretto
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
19
Francisco Aguabella
Francisco Aguabella
Cuban master percussionist
20
Machito
Machito
Latin jazz musician
21
Peter Apfelbaum
Peter Apfelbaum
American jazz saxophonist and composer
22
Luis Bonilla
Luis Bonilla
American musician
23
Robby Ameen
Robby Ameen
American musician
24
Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros
Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros
Cuban jazz trumpeter
25
Pedrito Martinez
Pedrito Martinez
musician
26
Donald Harrison
Donald Harrison
musician, composer, producer, instructor
27
Steve Slagle
Steve Slagle
American musician
28
Chad Lefkowitz Brown
Chad Lefkowitz Brown
American saxophinist
29
Cachao
Cachao
Cuban musician
30
Chucho Valdés
Chucho Valdés
Cuban musician
31
Alfredo de la Fé
Alfredo de la Fé
Cuban musician
32
Mario Bauzá Cárdenas
Mario Bauzá Cárdenas
American musician
33
Ray Santos
Ray Santos
American musician
34
Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Conga player
35
Stefon Harris
Stefon Harris
American musician
36
Willie Bobo
Willie Bobo
American musician
37
Ximo Tébar
Ximo Tébar
Spanish jazz guitarist and guitarist
38
Hilario Durán
Hilario Durán
Cuban musician
39
Peruchín
Peruchín
Cuban pianist
40
Laurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer
41
Gary Smulyan
Gary Smulyan
Jazz baritone saxophonist
42
Mongo Santamaría
Mongo Santamaría
Cuban musician
43
Cándido Camero
Cándido Camero
Cuban percussionist
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Dafnis Prieto
Cuban composer, educator and jazz drummer

Dafnis Prieto

Intro
Cuban composer, educator and jazz drummer
Genres
Awards Received
MacArthur Fellows Program
Nominated For
Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist

Dafnis Prieto (born July 31, 1974) is a Cuban-American drummer, composer, bandleader, and educator.