Mario Bauzá Cárdenas

Cuban-American musician, composer, and founder of Afro-Cuban Jazz
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Mario Bauzá Cárdenas

Summary

Mario Bauzá Cárdenas is a human[1]. He was born in Havana[2]. He was born on April 28, 1911[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on July 11, 1993[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6], composer[7], music arranger[8], and saxophonist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas was born in Havana[2].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas died in New York City[4].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas was born on April 28, 1911[3].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas died on July 11, 1993[5].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas died on June 11, 1993[11].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas held citizenship in Cuba[12].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Spanish was Mario Bauzá Cárdenas's native language[14].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas worked as a jazz musician[6].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas worked as a composer[7].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas's professions included music arranger[8].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas worked as a saxophonist[9].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas is recorded as male[15].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas's genre is Afro-Cuban jazz[17].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas's genre is music of Latin America[18].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas's record label is recorded as Mercury Records[19].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas's Commons category is recorded as Mario Bauzá[20].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas's family name is recorded as Bauzá[21].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas's given name is recorded as Mario[22].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas's instrument is recorded as trumpet[23].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas's instrument is recorded as saxophone[24].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas's instrument is recorded as clarinet[25].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[26].
  • Mario Bauzá Cárdenas's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Prudencio Mario Bauzá Cárdenas'}[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1911-04-28[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1993-07-11[31]

  • Genre(s): afro-cuban jazz, jazz, latin jazz[32]

  • Community tags: afro-cuban jazz, jazz, latin jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: da951c78-737f-4e7a-b7fd-17297bdae3c0[34]

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Origins and Family

Mario Bauzá Cárdenas was born in Havana[2]. He was born on April 28, 1911[3]. Spanish was his native language[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6], composer[7], music arranger[8], and saxophonist[9].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include July 11, 1993[5] and June 11, 1993[11]. Mario Bauzá Cárdenas died in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Mario Bauzá Cárdenas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Mario Bauzá Cárdenas born?

Born in Havana[2], Mario Bauzá Cárdenas…

Where did Mario Bauzá Cárdenas die?

Mario Bauzá Cárdenas died in New York City[4].

What did Mario Bauzá Cárdenas do for work?

Mario Bauzá Cárdenas worked as jazz musician[6], composer[7], music arranger[8], and saxophonist[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . EcuRED. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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