Machito, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Machito

Latin jazz musician

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1912

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 15-Apr-1984

Profession: conductor, singer, songwriter, bandleader, percussionist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States, Cuba

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Machito (born Francisco Raúl Gutiérrez Grillo, February 16, 1908 – April 19, 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 band 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 lives 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.



Description	American photographer and journalist
Date of birth/death	28 January 1917	23 April 2006
Location of birth/death	Brooklyn	Great Neck
Work period	1930s date QS:P,+1930-00-00T00:00:00Z/8 , 1940s date QS:P,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q622278 VIAF: 113043399 ISNI: 0000 0001 1780 1486 LCCN: n82145642 GND: 123340144 BNF: 17060247k WorldCat