Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (January 25, 1927 – December 8, 1994), also known as Tom Jobim, was a Brazilian composer, pianist, songwriter, arranger and singer. Widely considered as one of the great exponents of Brazilian music, Jobim is the artist who internationalized bossa nova and, with the help of important American artists, merged it with jazz in the 1960s to create a new sound with remarkable popular success. Read more on Wikipedia.
Born Name: | Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim |
Born: | Jan 25, 1927 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Died: | Dec 08, 1994 |