Chano Pozo(January 7 1915 in Havana, Cuba-December 2, 1948 in New York, USA) was a percussionist with a musical background from Cuban religious cults. He played a major role in the founding of Latin jazz. In 1947, he moved to New York, where he met Dizzy Gillespie. They played bebop together in a big band, most notablysongs like "Cubana Be", "Cubana Bop", "Tin Tin Deo", and "Manteca". Pozo co-wrote the latter two. He was killed in a fight in a Harlem bar at the age of 33. His grandson Joaquín Pozo who lives in Cuba as of 2006 is a famous conguero, too. January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Aerial view of Havana Havana (Spanish in full: San Cristóbal de La Habana, usually shortened to just La Habana; UN/LOCODE: CU HAV) is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of 2. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Albany New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... Latin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz harmonies from the United States. ... Dizzy Gillespie in 1955 John Birks Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... Bebop or bop is a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos and improvisation based on harmonic structure rather than melody. ... A big band is a large musical ensemble that plays jazz music. ... View of Harlem from Morningside Heights overlooking Morningside Park Lenox Avenue looking south from the corner of 124th Street. ...