Tito Puente
Jazzlatin jazz pioneermambo and cha-cha-cha innovatorNew York jazz fusion
Tito Puente (1923-2000) was a bandleader, percussionist, composer, and arranger from New York City. Born Ernesto Antonio Puente, Jr., on April 20, 1923, in el barrio Spanish harlem, New York, Puente was a musical pioneer for mixing musical styles with Latin sounds and for his experiments in fusing Latin music with jazz. The son of Puerto Rican immigrants, Puente grew up in New York City's Spanish Harlem and took piano lessons as a child and then studied percussion.
Influenced by: Machito, Pérez Prado, Duke Ellington
- Active:
- 1949-2000
- Scene:
- NYC/Spanish Harlem
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