Musician Dictionary

Mario Bauzá

Cuban-American musician, composer, and founder of Afro-Cuban Jazz

DescriptionCuban-American musician, composer, and founder of Afro-Cuban Jazz
Source: Wikidata
Born1911-04-28
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceLa Habana Havana
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1993-07-11
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathManhattan New York City
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States Cuba
Source: Wikidata
Occupationjazz musician music arranger composer saxophonist trumpeter bandleader musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsclarinet saxophone trumpet
Source: Wikidata
Genresmusic of Latin America Afro-Cuban jazz
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsMercury Records
Source: Wikidata
Member ofMario Bauzá and The Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra Chick Webb’s Savoy Orchestra Chick Webb and His Orchestra Cab Calloway And His Orchestra Machito And His Orchestra Mario Bauza And Friends Machito & His Afro-Cubans Mario Bauzá And His Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra Cuarteto Machín Luis "Lija" Ortiz Y Su Conjunto
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz

Also known as

Banza Bauer Bauza Bauzá Bouza La Orquesta De Mario Bauza M. Bauza M. Bauzá Maria Bauza Maria Bauzá Mario Mario Bauza Mario Bauzo Mario Beuze Mario Mauzo María Bauza Maurio Bauzá

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Identifiers

mbid: da951c78-737f-4e7a-b7fd-17297bdae3c0 · wikidata: Q722618 · isni: 0000000059363528 · discogs: 408342

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