Laurindo Almeida
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 29 years ago |
Born | Miracatu |
State Of Sao Paulo | |
Brazil | |
Died | Van Nuys |
Los Angeles | |
California | |
United States | |
Genres | Jazz |
Bossa Nova | |
Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
Date of birth | September 2,1917 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Full name | Laurindo José de Araujo Almeida Nobrega Neto |
Instruments | Guitar |
Albums | Classical Current |
Duets With Spanish... | |
Stan Getz with Guest Artist La... | |
Guitar From Ipanema | |
Movies/Shows | Maracaibo |
Date of died | July 26,1995 |
Skos genre | Classical |
Pop | |
Jazz | |
Groups | The L.A. Four |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 491739 |
Laurindo Almeida Life story
Laurindo Almeida was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music. He and Bud Shank were pioneers in the creation of bossa nova. Almeida was the first guitarist to receive Grammy Awards for both classical and jazz performances.