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Latin jazz artists

8 published Latin jazz artists, led by Gigi D'Agostino, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Yma Sumac.

At a glance

8 published Latin jazz artists; 99 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 3 tier 2 · 5 tier 3
8
Release groups
515
Studio albums
114
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
99
Timeline events
148
Monthly listenerssum across artists
11.1M
Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
40M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
45.4 years
Full biographies
7
Biography words
27,118

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1950s (2 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1950s2
1960s2
1990s2
2010s1
1 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most Latin jazz artists. Brazil leads with 4.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with Latin jazz. The most shared is jazz, with 5 artists in both.

Covers from Latin jazz

99 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Gigi D'Agostino has the most release groups (129); Antônio Carlos Jobim the longest career (72 years); Antônio Carlos Jobim the most awards (24).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Gigi D'Agostino129
Antônio Carlos Jobim128
Ivete Sangalo98
Sérgio Mendes60
Egberto Gismonti35

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Antônio Carlos Jobim72
Yma Sumac72
Sérgio Mendes64
Egberto Gismonti43
Gigi D'Agostino31

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Antônio Carlos Jobim24
Sérgio Mendes6
Yma Sumac4
Ivete Sangalo4
Nathy Peluso3

Most famous Latin jazz artists

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