Machito
- Type: Classic Bandleader
- Country: United States
- Born: United States
- Died: April 15, 1984, London, England, United Kingdom
- Active: 1908 - 1984
Biography
Machito (Frank Grillo) was a Cuban-American bandleader and singer who formed the Afro-Cubans in New York in 1940 with musical director *Mario Bauzá*, fusing Cuban rhythms and big-band jazz into Afro-Cuban jazz. With singer *Graciela* up front, the orchestra drove the mambo era from the Palladium, recorded for #Decca# and collaborated with *Charlie Parker* and *Dizzy Gillespie*. Machito won a Grammy Award in 1983 and died in London in 1984, still leading the band.
Genres
Machito Discography
- Afro-Cuban Jazz (1951) - Album - rated 3.87/5
- Jazz With Flip and Bird (1953) - Album - rated 3.84/5
- Kenya (1958) - Album - rated 3.52/5
- Machito at the Crescendo (1961) - Album - rated 3.75/5