Antônio Carlos Jobim

Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim Rio de Janeiro January 25 1927 New York December 8 1994 better known by his stage name Tom Jobim was a composer pianist guitarist arranger Brazilian flutist and singer Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian music Jobim internationalized bossa nova and with the help of important American artists fused it with jazz in the 1960s to create a new popular sound For this reason he is sometimes known as the father of bossa nova