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The 50 most-read latin jazz artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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97 artists are ranked in latin jazz. The biggest move was Rubén Rada, up 29 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Rubén BladesCiudad de Panamá · Panama | 17,754 | 0 |
02 | Rubén RadaMontevideo · Uruguay | 15,707 | +29 |
03 | Eumir DeodatoRio de Janeiro · Brazil | 12,733 | -1 |
04 | Antônio Carlos JobimTijuca · Brazil | 11,934 | -1 |
05 | Luigino Celestino Di AgostinoTorino · Italy | 9,941 | -1 |
06 | Walfredo de los Reyes, Jr.La Habana · Cuba | 4,920 | -1 |
07 | Pete EscovedoPittsburg · United States | 4,465 | -1 |
08 | Cal TjaderSt. Louis · United States | 3,756 | -1 |
09 | Airto MoreiraSanta Catarina · Brazil | 3,736 | 0 |
10 | Arturo SandovalArtemisa · Cuba | 3,643 | +3 |
11 | Baden PowellRio de Janeiro · Brazil | 3,216 | +3 |
12 | Luiz BonfáRio de Janeiro · Brazil | 2,929 | -1 |
13 | Flora PurimRio de Janeiro · Brazil | 2,895 | -1 |
14 | Ray BarrettoHarlem · United States | 2,867 | -4 |
15 | Eddie PalmieriThe Bronx · United States | 2,778 | -7 |
16 | Gato BarbieriArgentina | 2,643 | -1 |
17 | Charlie ByrdSuffolk · United States | 2,246 | +1 |
18 | Willie BoboManhattan · United States | 2,100 | -1 |
19 | Alex AcuñaPativilca · Peru | 2,042 | -3 |
20 | Paquito D’RiveraLa Habana · Cuba | 1,892 | +1 |
21 | Eliades OchoaLoma de la Avispa · Cuba | 1,510 | -2 |
22 | Laurindo AlmeidaSão Paulo · Brazil | 1,317 | -2 |
23 | Regina CarterDetroit · United States | 1,295 | +2 |
24 | Poncho SanchezLaredo · United States | 1,185 | -1 |
25 | El ChicanoLos Angeles · United States | 1,180 | -3 |
26 | MachitoLa Habana · Cuba | 1,135 | -2 |
27 | Chano PozoLa Habana · Cuba | 1,040 | +1 |
28 | Luis ConteSantiago de Cuba · Cuba | 902 | -2 |
29 | Gonzalo RubalcabaLa Habana · Cuba | 882 | -2 |
30 | Tete MontoliuCádiz · Spain | 831 | +2 |
31 | Arturo O’FarrillCiudad de México · Mexico | 804 | -2 |
32 | Dave ValentinSouth Bronx · United States | 772 | +1 |
33 | Mario BauzáLa Habana · Cuba | 672 | +5 |
34 | Ricardo RayBrooklyn · United States | 668 | +1 |
35 | Giovanni HidalgoSan Juan · Puerto Rico | 654 | +2 |
36 | Dave SamuelsWaukegan · United States | 648 | -1 |
37 | Freddie RavelLos Angeles · United States | 602 | -7 |
38 | Louie RamírezNew York · United States | 561 | +7 |
39 | Hugo FattorusoMontevideo · Uruguay | 548 | +3 |
40 | Danilo PérezCiudad de Panamá · Panama | 536 | +1 |
41 | Ricardo Ray & Bobby CruzPuerto Rico | 526 | +8 |
42 | Miguel ZenónPuerto Rico | 517 | -2 |
43 | Pedrito MartínezLa Habana · Cuba | 445 | +2 |
44 | Chico O’FarrillLa Habana · Cuba | 444 | -1 |
45 | Andy NarellNew York · United States | 443 | +2 |
46 | Hamilton de HolandaBrazil | 410 | -7 |
47 | GracielaLa Habana · Cuba | 371 | +3 |
48 | David SánchezGuaynabo · Puerto Rico | 334 | -4 |
49 | Jerry GonzálezManhattan · United States | 289 | +2 |
50 | Louis “Sabu” MartinezCuba | 287 | +6 |
62 | Bill O’ConnellNew York · United States | 193 | +19 |
75 | Mariana IngoldMontevideo · Uruguay | 112 | +14 |
55 | Osvaldo FattorusoMontevideo · Uruguay | 264 | +12 |
69 | Puerto Rico All-Stars— | 170 | +12 |
65 | Diego FigueiredoFranca · Brazil | 183 | +9 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.