Laurindo Almeida, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Laurindo Almeida

Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1917

Place of Birth: São Paulo, Brazil

Date of Death: 26-Jun-1995

Profession: guitarist, film score composer, jazz guitarist, jazz musician, classical guitarist

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Laurindo Almeida (September 2, 1917 – July 26, 1995) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music.
He and Bud Shank were pioneers in the creation of bossa nova.
Almeida was the first guitarist to receive Grammy Awards for both classical and jazz performances.
His discography encompasses more than a hundred recordings over five decades.



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