Latin Jazz (Reference)

The reference list includes records that have been obtained and/or rated (in blue) as well as many other records that have been recommended from various sources.


Alex Acuña (1944– )

Afro Bop Alliance [2007– ]

Afro-Blue Persuasion [1967– ]

Afro Latin Vintage Orchestra [2009– ]

Raul Agraz

Juan Álamo

Jorge Albuquerque

Gabriel Alegria (1970– )

Fabian Almazan (1984– )

Laurindo Almeida (1917–95)

Helio Alves (1966– )

Marcos Amorim

Brian Andres

Marcos Ariel (1964– )

Antonio Arnedo

Pablo Aslan

Ricardo Bacelar

Cyro Baptista (1950– )

Carlos Barbosa-Lima (1944– )

Lary Barilleau (1958– )

Ray Barretto (1929–2006)

Corina Bartra

Ignacio Berroa (1953– )

T.K. Blue

Willie Bobo (1934–83)

Luis Bonilla (1965– )

Federico Britos

Leo Brouwer (1939– )

Ed Byrne

Calle Loiza Jazz Project

Candido Camero (1921– )

Havana Carbo

Tito Carrillo (1996– )

Gustavo Casenave (1971– )

Edmar Castaneda (1978– )

Mario Castro (1988– )

Oscar Castro-Neves (1940– )

Leonardo E.M. Cioglia

Vidal Colmenares (1952– )

Frank Colón (1951– )

Chembo Corniel

Duduka Da Fonseca (1951– )

Olegario Diaz

The Dominican Jazz Project

Dos Santos

Paquito D'Rivera (1948– )

Hilario Durán (1953– )

Pete Escovedo (1935– )

Gabriel Espinosa

Oscar Feldman (1961– )

Marco Figueira

Sammy Figueroa (1948– )

Román Filiú

Clare Fischer Latin Jazz Big Band

Roberto Fonseca (1975– )

Fidel Fourneyron

Carlos Franzetti (1948– )

Ricardo Gallo (1978– )

Fernando Garcia

Socrates Garcia

Pedro Giraudo

Edsel Gomez (1962– )

Benito Gonzalez

Rubén González (1920–2003)

Carlos Henriquez (1979– )

Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez (1963– )

Oscar Hernández

Nachito Herrera

Giovanni Hidalgo

Fernando Huergo

Adrian Iaies (1960– )

Juan Ibarra

Irakere [1973– ]

Josean Jacobo

La Pingo's Orquesta

La Orquesta Sinfonietta

Harold López-Nussa (1983– )

Machito (1912–84)

Mambo Legends Orchestra

Jaime Mancera

Hector Martignon

Pedrito Martinez (1973– )

Mas Que Nada

Bobby Matos (1941– )

Nilson Matta

Francisco Mela (1968– )

Pablo Menéndez (1966– )

Hendrik Meurkens (1957– )

Carlos Michelini

Guilherme Monteiro (1971– )

Airto Moreira (1941– )

Gary Morgan

Alberto Nacif

Alfredo Naranjo

Negroni's Trio [2003– ]

Jovino Santos Neto (1954– )

Guillermo Nojechowicz

Ray Obiedo (1952– )

Luis Mario Ochoa

Arturo O'Farrill (1960– )

Chico O'Farrill (1921–2001)

César Orozco (1980– )

Aruán Ortiz (1973– )

The Oscuro Quintet

Juan Andrés Ospina

Charlie Palmieri (1927–88)

Eddie Palmieri (1936– )

Hermeto Pascoal (1936– )

João Paulo

Luis Perdomo (1971– )

Sergio Pereira

Vanderlei Pereira

Alain Pérez (1977– )

Christian Perez

Chico Pinheiro

Portinho

Chano Pozo (1915–48)

Dafnis Prieto (1974– )

Tito Puente (1923–2000)

Quarteto Novo [1967–1969]

Jose Luis "Changuito" Quintana (1948– )

Juan Carlos Quintero

RG Royal Sound Orchestra

Ron Rieder

Ritmos Unidos

Little Johnny Rivero

Jose Rizo

Alfredo Rodriguez (1936–2005)

Alfredo Rodriguez (1985– )

Mauricio J. Rodriguez

Pete Rodríguez (1969– )

Roberto Juan Rodriguez

The Rodriguez Brothers

Kalí Rodríguez-Peña

Dom Um Romao (1925–2005)

Gonzalo Rubalcaba (1963– )

Hilton Ruiz (1952–2006)

Glauco Sagebin

Felipe Salles

Emiliano Sampaio (1984– )

Bobby Sanabria (1957– )

Poncho Sanchez (1951– )

Arturo Sandoval (1949– )

Mongo Santamaria (1922–2003)

Janine Santana

Daniel Santiago

John Santos (1955– )

Vittor Santos

São Paulo Underground [2006– ]

Marty Sheller (1940– )

Marcos Silva (1954– )

Marlon Simon

Miró Henry Sobrer

Emilio Solla

Sonando

Sonido Isleño

Sonido Solar

Omar Sosa (1965– )

Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Jonathan Suazo (1989– )

Benjamin Taubkin

Yosvany Terry [Cabrera] (1972– )

Tierra Negra

Rachel Therrien

Cal Tjader (1925–82)

Nestor Torres (1957– )

Samuel Torres (1976– )

Diego Urcola (1965– )

Bebo Valdés (1918–2013)

Chucho Valdés (1941– )

Kiki Valera

Manuel Valera (1980– )

André Vasconcellos

Nana Vasconcelos (1941–2016)

Papo Vazquez (1958– )

Roland Vazquez (1951– )

Carlos Vega

Ray Vega [1996– ]

Elio Villafranca

Wayne Wallace (1952– )

Zarabande

Pablo Ziegler (1944– )

Various Artists


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