Background
Bauzá, Mario was born on April 28, 1911 in Havana, Cuba. Son of Hilario and Dolores (Cardenas) Bauzá.
Bauzá, Mario was born on April 28, 1911 in Havana, Cuba. Son of Hilario and Dolores (Cardenas) Bauzá.
Graduate, Havana Municipal Conservatory, 1927.
Bass clarinetist, saxophonist, various orchestras, Havana, 1927-1930; saxophonist, Noble Sissle's Orchestra, New York City, 1932; 1st trumpeter, High Clarke and the Missourians, New York City, 1932; 1st trumpeter, Chick Webb's Orchestra, New York City, 1933-1938; 1st trumpeter, Don Redman's Orchestra, New York City, 1938; 1st trumpeter, Cab Calloway's Orchestra, New York City, 1938-1941; music director, arranger, Machito's Afro-Cuban Orchestra, New York City, 1941-1975; music director, Mario Bauzá Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, New York City, 1986-1993. Lecturer jazz history Smithsonian Institute, Washington, 1981. Lecturer, historian Caribbean Cultural Center, New York City, 1984-1993.
Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc.
1 child, María.