Latin Jazz music includes influences from all over the world, especially Africa, the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Cuba, as well as the wealth of history that jazz brings with it.

Mario Rivera

Mario Rivera
Mario Rivera endures among the most gifted saxophonists in Latin jazz -- a virtuoso talent equally proficient on tenor, soprano, alto, and baritone, he remains best remembered for his two-decade association with the legendary Tito Puente. Born July 22, 1939, in the Dominican Republic, he relocated from his native Santo Domingo to New York City...

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Pete Miranda

Pete Miranda
Pete Miranda has worked and recorded with most top Latin American artists, including Tito Puente, Machito, Celia Cruz and many more. He is also on three Grammy winning recordings. Pete played for Rock bands including the 5th Dimension, Martha Reaves, and the Vandellas, as well as for local New York, New Jersey, and Westchester Swing...

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Leslie Johnakins

Leslie Johnakins
All of the following information comes via jazzwax.com, please head there for more indepth info on Leslie Johnakins! https://www.jazzwax.com/2016/09/leslie-johnakins-latin-bari.html "Johnakins never recorded as a leader. Nor did he record much with major jazz and swing bands. Where he found his niche and admiration among jazz and Latin musicians was in Machito's orchestra, starting in the...

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