◇ image via WikipediaMachito
Machito is an act on the Starverb influence map. They run in the same orbit as Eliades Ochoa and Paquito D'Rivera, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into George Shearing, Willie Bobo, Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 9 connections around Machito and forward to George Shearing. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Frank Grillo known professionally as Machito, was a Latin jazz musician who helped refine Afro-Cuban jazz and played a key role in the creation of both Cubop and salsa music. He was raised in Havana with his foster sister, the singer Graciela.
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Machito connections
Machito shares an orbit with Eliades Ochoa and Paquito D'Rivera, went on to shape George Shearing, Willie Bobo, Tito Puente and Dizzy Gillespie. 9 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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