Original sentence: Mario Bauzá (April 28, 1911 in Havana, Cuba – July 11, 1993 in New York City) was one of the most influential figures in the development of Latin jazz,  or as he referred to it, Afro-Cuban
Edited sentence: Mario Bauzá (April 28, 1911 in Havana, Cuba – July 11, 1993 in New York City) was one of the most influential figures in the development of Latin jazz,  or as he referred to it, Afro-Cuban ("Latin" music: a term created in the 1960s to take Africa out of the music)