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The 50 most-read latin jazz artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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97 artists are ranked in latin jazz. The biggest move was Paquito D’Rivera, up 11 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Rubén BladesCiudad de Panamá · Panama | 19,364 | 0 |
02 | Eumir DeodatoRio de Janeiro · Brazil | 12,477 | 0 |
03 | Antônio Carlos JobimTijuca · Brazil | 10,400 | 0 |
04 | Luigino Celestino Di AgostinoTorino · Italy | 8,432 | 0 |
05 | Paquito D’RiveraLa Habana · Cuba | 4,710 | +11 |
06 | Arturo SandovalArtemisa · Cuba | 3,785 | -1 |
07 | Pete EscovedoPittsburg · United States | 3,767 | -1 |
08 | Walfredo de los Reyes, Jr.La Habana · Cuba | 3,195 | -1 |
09 | Cal TjaderSt. Louis · United States | 3,089 | 0 |
10 | Luiz BonfáRio de Janeiro · Brazil | 2,868 | 0 |
11 | Airto MoreiraSanta Catarina · Brazil | 2,682 | -3 |
12 | Ray BarrettoHarlem · United States | 2,675 | +1 |
13 | Flora PurimRio de Janeiro · Brazil | 2,543 | -1 |
14 | Baden PowellRio de Janeiro · Brazil | 2,416 | +1 |
15 | Eliades OchoaLoma de la Avispa · Cuba | 2,406 | +6 |
16 | Gato BarbieriArgentina | 2,368 | +1 |
17 | Eddie PalmieriThe Bronx · United States | 2,337 | -3 |
18 | Charlie ByrdSuffolk · United States | 1,970 | -1 |
19 | Alex AcuñaPativilca · Peru | 1,756 | 0 |
20 | Willie BoboManhattan · United States | 1,686 | 0 |
21 | Laurindo AlmeidaSão Paulo · Brazil | 1,352 | +1 |
22 | MachitoLa Habana · Cuba | 1,236 | +1 |
23 | El ChicanoLos Angeles · United States | 1,153 | +2 |
24 | Poncho SanchezLaredo · United States | 1,118 | +2 |
25 | Chano PozoLa Habana · Cuba | 1,030 | +3 |
26 | Rubén RadaMontevideo · Uruguay | 996 | -15 |
27 | Regina CarterDetroit · United States | 846 | 0 |
28 | Arturo O’FarrillCiudad de México · Mexico | 809 | -4 |
29 | Luis ConteSantiago de Cuba · Cuba | 795 | 0 |
30 | Gonzalo RubalcabaLa Habana · Cuba | 792 | 0 |
31 | Giovanni HidalgoSan Juan · Puerto Rico | 770 | +6 |
32 | Mario BauzáLa Habana · Cuba | 742 | 0 |
33 | Pedrito MartínezLa Habana · Cuba | 686 | +6 |
34 | Tete MontoliuCádiz · Spain | 665 | -3 |
35 | Dave SamuelsWaukegan · United States | 659 | +6 |
36 | Danilo PérezCiudad de Panamá · Panama | 582 | 0 |
37 | Ricardo RayBrooklyn · United States | 552 | +1 |
38 | Dave ValentinSouth Bronx · United States | 540 | -4 |
39 | Louie RamírezNew York · United States | 538 | +3 |
40 | Freddie RavelLos Angeles · United States | 502 | -7 |
41 | Chico O’FarrillLa Habana · Cuba | 481 | -1 |
42 | Ricardo Ray & Bobby CruzPuerto Rico | 438 | +1 |
43 | Miguel ZenónPuerto Rico | 433 | -8 |
44 | Andy NarellNew York · United States | 426 | +3 |
45 | Hugo FattorusoMontevideo · Uruguay | 416 | -1 |
46 | David SánchezGuaynabo · Puerto Rico | 396 | -1 |
47 | Jerry GonzálezManhattan · United States | 335 | +5 |
48 | GracielaLa Habana · Cuba | 322 | 0 |
49 | Oscar AlemánResistencia · Argentina | 310 | +4 |
50 | Hamilton de HolandaBrazil | 294 | -4 |
80 | Joe GallardoCorpus Christi · United States | 82 | +14 |
73 | Ed LincolnFortaleza · Brazil | 99 | +13 |
69 | Sonny BravoUnited States | 118 | +13 |
71 | Joel RosenblattUnited States | 109 | +9 |
87 | Marty ShellerNewark · United States | 66 | +8 |
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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.