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Mario Bauzá Cárdenas
Mario Bauzá Cárdenas
American musician
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Mario Rivera
Mario Rivera
Dominican musician, composer and arranger
2
Graciela
Graciela
American singer
3
Bobby Sanabria
Bobby Sanabria
American musician
4
Arsenio Rodríguez
Arsenio Rodríguez
Cuban musician
5
Tito Puente
Tito Puente
American musician, songwriter and record producer (1923-2000)
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Cándido Camero
Cándido Camero
Cuban percussionist
7
Chico O'Farrill
Chico O'Farrill
Cuban composer and musician
8
Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Conga player
9
Ignacio Berroa
Ignacio Berroa
Cuban musician
10
Mongo Santamaría
Mongo Santamaría
Cuban musician
11
Michael Philip Mossman
Michael Philip Mossman
American musician
12
Cachao
Cachao
Cuban musician
13
Arturo O'Farrill
Arturo O'Farrill
Cuban-American musician
14
Cal Tjader
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
15
Chano Pozo
Chano Pozo
Cuban musician
16
Eddie Palmieri
Eddie Palmieri
American recording artist; pianist
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Poncho Sanchez
Poncho Sanchez
American musician
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Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
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Alfredo de la Fé
Alfredo de la Fé
Cuban musician
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Miguelito Valdés
Miguelito Valdés
Cuban singer (1912-1978)
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Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros
Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros
Cuban jazz trumpeter
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Vitín Avilés
Vitín Avilés
singer
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Armando Peraza
Armando Peraza
Cuban percussionist
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Pete Yellin
Pete Yellin
American jazz musician
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Jerry Gonzalez
Jerry Gonzalez
American musician
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Ray Santos
Ray Santos
American musician
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Francisco Aguabella
Francisco Aguabella
Cuban master percussionist
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Johnny Pacheco
Johnny Pacheco
Dominican musician
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Conrad Herwig
Conrad Herwig
American musician
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Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito D'Rivera
Cuban musician
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Jack Costanzo
Jack Costanzo
American musician
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Ray Barretto
Ray Barretto
Puerto Rican jazz musician
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José Curbelo
José Curbelo
jazz musician
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Shunzo Ohno
Shunzo Ohno
Japanese jazz trumpet player, composer and arranger (1949-)
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Machito
Latin jazz musician

Machito

Intro
Latin jazz musician
Genres
Record Labels
Awards Received
Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording
International Latin Music Hall of Fame

Machito (born Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo, December 3, 1909 – April 15, 1984) was a Latin jazz musician who helped refine Afro-Cuban jazz and create both Cubop and salsa music. He was raised in Havana with the singer Graciela, his foster sister.

In New York City, Machito formed the Afro-Cubans in 1940, and with Mario Bauzá as musical director, brought together Cuban rhythms and big band arrangements in one group. He made numerous recordings from the 1940s to the 1980s, many with Graciela as singer. Machito changed to a smaller ensemble format in 1975, touring Europe extensively. He brought his son and daughter into the band, and received a Grammy Award in 1983, one year before he died.

Machito's music had an effect on the careers of many musicians who played in the Afro-Cubans over the years, and on those who were attracted to Latin jazz after hearing him. George Shearing, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Stan Kenton credited Machito as an influence. An intersection in East Harlem is named "Machito Square" in his honor.