In the history of music, Gato Barbieri is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Gato Barbieri as Argentine jazz musician (1932–2016).
Gato Barbieri was born at Rosario in 1932. His recorded nationality is Argentina.
Broadcast radio, the LP and the touring circuit made this the first era in which a musician could reach a mass audience without ever meeting it.
He worked as jazz saxophonist, composer and film score composer.
The instruments recorded are voice and tenor saxophone.
His work is classed as jazz and latin jazz.
Performance is the most perishable art and recording the most durable; a career sits between the two.
Recognition followed: Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2015).
That the work came out of Argentina shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Gato Barbieri died in 2016, aged 84. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award — 2015
- Instruments: voice and tenor saxophone
- Genres: jazz and Latin jazz
