Isidro Benítez

Isidro Benítez (born May 15, 1900 in Santo Domingo , † August 28, 1985 in Santiago de Chile ) was a Cuban musician, conductor and composer.

Benítez played in a children's band in his hometown when he was eight and soon mastered the recorder and flute, the clarinet and the saxophone. From 1923 he lived in Havana, completed his musical training there and played in various bands and orchestras. In 1926 he went to Chile. There he met Josephine Baker , whom he accompanied on a tour of South America.

From 1927 to 1939 he worked in Buenos Aires with his own orchestra, the Los negros cubanos . He toured Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay and other countries, performed with Libertad Lamarque and was hired by Mistinguett for a major tour of South America. His interpretation of the jazz music by Duke Ellington , with whom he had a long-standing friendship, earned him the reputation of a South American Duke Ellington. Among other things, Benítez was awarded the Cuban Order of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes and the gold medal of the Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores (SADAIC).

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SURNAME	Benítez, Isidro
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Cuban musician, conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	May 15, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH	Santo Domingo
DATE OF DEATH	August 28, 1985
Place of death	Santiago de Chile