associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
chick machito , charlie parker webb , ella fitzgerald , cab calloway , 11 july 1993 new york , united states 1925-1993 la habana , cuba mercury , messidor mario bauzá non_vocal_instrumentalist 28 april 1911 clarinet , saxophone , trumpet big band , afro-cuban jazz mario bauzá
 mario bauzá cárdenas musician , arranger , composer
mario bauzá

mario bauzá -lrb- 28 april 1911 -- 11 july 1993 -rrb- was a afro-cuban jazz musician .
he was one of the first to introduce latin 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 .
