Mario Bauzá, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mario Bauzá

American musician

Date of Birth: 28-Apr-1911

Place of Birth: Havana, Havana Province, Cuba

Date of Death: 11-Jul-1993

Profession: composer, music arranger, saxophonist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States, Cuba

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Mario Bauzá (April 28, 1911 – July 11, 1993) was an Afro-Cuban jazz musician.
He was one of the first to introduce Cuban music to the United States by bringing Cuban musical styles to the New York City jazz scene.
While Cuban bands had popular jazz tunes in their repertoire for years, Bauzá's composition "Tangá" was the first piece to blend jazz with clave, and is considered the first true Afro-Cuban jazz or Latin jazz tune.