Pixinguinha

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on April 23, 1897 — died February 17, 1973 (aged 75)

Alfredo da Rocha Viana Filho, known as Pixinguinha (April 23, 1897 – February 17, 1973) was a Brazilian composer, arranger, flautist and saxophonist born in Rio de Janeiro. Pixinguinha composed popular music, particularly within the genre known as choro. Description above taken from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons.