Moacir Santos

Moacir Santos (26 July 1926 – 6 August 2006) was a Brazilian composer, multi-instrumentalist and music educator. Baden Powell de Aquino and Wilson das Neves both studied under him. As a composer, Santos worked with Nara Leão, Roberto Menescal, Sérgio Mendes and Lynda Laurence, among others. He died in Pasadena of a stroke, aged 80.
Mark Levine, Anat Cohen, and Muiza Adnet have all released albums consisting entirely of Santos' music.