Pixinguinha

Born

1897-04-23

Died

1973-02-17

Birthplace

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biography

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.