Edited sentence: Arriving in New York at the dawn of the '70s, he came to form a part of the '2nd Wave' of Fusion guitarists that included John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner, and later arrivals John Scofield and Bill Connors.He is also seen as one of the great interpreters of the compositions of Thelonious Monk and Ornette Coleman.His style integrates angular single-note lines with chordal punctuations, reminiscent of jazz pianists like McCoy Tyner and Chick Corea.Over the course of a long career, he is now recognized for his innovations in the world of Latin Jazz, while firmly establishing himself to many as 'the voice of Latin Jazz guitar'