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Part II: Jazz Greats and Great Jazz: An Evolutionary Riff
Musicians of the Latin jazz world
The growing audience for Latin jazz means growing
attention via awards programs such as the
Grammies. The Latin Grammy Hall of Fame
opened in 2001 and the list of inductees included
� Argentian composer and master of the
accordionlike bandoneon Astor Piazzolla
(1921–1992), whose passions included
tango as well as Rachmaninov and Bach.
� Brazilian composer and singer Caetano
Veloso, a driving force of ’60s tropicalia, a
new music that reflected a new generation’s
rebellion against Brazil’s military dictatorship
in the ’60s.
Danilo Perez
Danilo Perez (born 1966), a pianist, grew up in Panama studying classical
music and moved to the U.S. for college, first at Indiana University, then at
Berklee College of Music. His music is deeply steeped in Panama combines
the precision of classical performance with the improvisational spirit of
modern jazz. Check out Perez’ CD Motherland (Polygram), with tunes like
“Panafrica,” “Panama Libre,” and “Panama 2000.”
Gonzalo Rubalcaba
� Antonio Carlos Jobim, whose music became
popular in America during the early ’60s by
Stan Getz.
� And early 20th century Latin musicians such
as Don Azpiazu, Carlos Gardel, Lucho
Gatica, Armando Manzanero, Perez Prado,
Santana, and Javier Solis.
For more info on the Latin Grammies, check out
the Web site at www.grammy.com/Latin.
Billboard magazine’s annual Latin Music
Awards program is also a great way to keep
tabs on new Latin jazz music. Visit www.bill
boardevents.com/billboardevents/
latin/index.jsp for more info.
A young, promising pianist born in Havana, Cuba, in 1963, Gonzalo Rubalcaba
grew up listening to his father, pianist Guillermo Rubalcaba, and other Cuban
music, as well as jazz by Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, and other American
jazz legends. He studied classical music at a Cuban conservatory, and later
toured with Cuban big band Orquesta Aragon. He began his solo career in the
late 1980s and soon signed with Blue Note.
Hear Rubalcaba in peak form on Supernova (Blue Note), with a trio including
bass and drums, supported by three additional Latin percussionists.