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Jun 14, 2024 · Mario Bauzá was among the first to introduce Cuban music to the United States by bringing Cuban musical styles to the New York City jazz scene. Bauzá’s composition Tangá was the first piece to blend jazz harmony and arranging technique, with jazz soloists and Afro-Cuban rhythms.
Jun 20, 2024 · His friend and fellow trumpeter Mario Bauzá (the composer of Machito’s “Tangá”) introduced him to Chano Pozo – a Cuban percussionist, dancer, singer and percussionist who would become a key collaborator and another important figure in the development of Afro-Cuban jazz.
4 days ago · If searching for the holy grail of Latin jazz, look no further than the cultural melting pot that was New York City in 1943 and the genre-defining recording of “Tangá” by Machito and his Afro-Cubans big band. Written by the group’s Afro-Cuban arranger and multi-instrumentalist Mario Bauzá, the work represents the first time ...
5 days ago · What did it mean to you to be able to play with Tito Puente, José Fajardo, Chucho Valdés, Mario Bauzá and his Afro-Cuban Band, Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nations Orchestra, Xavier Cugat, Celia Cruz, and Alfredo “Chocolate” Armenteros, among others?
Jun 27, 2024 · Mario Bauzá metió Yamasá en el CD My Time Is Now, 1993, un merengue jazzeado de Manuel, con tremenda banda, ensamblando los metales perfectamente armonizados.
Jun 14, 2024 · NRO is the brainchild of its artistic director, and the man behind Total Refreshment Centre and co-founder of Church of Sound, Lex Blondin. Through a long-held passion for jazz, Lex discovered the explosive Afro-Cuban rhythms of mid-1940s NYC via the godfather of Afro-Cuban jazz, Mario Bauzá.
Jun 10, 2024 · And, thanks to early partnerships with Cuban musicians like trumpeter Mario Bauzá and conguero Chano Pozo, Gillespie was also largely responsible for bringing elements of Afro-Cuban music into jazz. Oh, and then there was that time he ran for President of the United States…
