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He worked with numerous musicians from several cultures. He is often linked to the development of Latin Rock and Acid Jazz. Although fusing jazz with Latin music is often categorized as \"Latin Jazz\" (or, earlier, \"Afro-Cuban Jazz\"), Tjader's output swung freely between both styles.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe won a Grammy in 1980 for his album La Onda Va Bien, capping off a career that spanned over forty years.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Cal+Tjader","playStationPath":"/stations/113569418/play","stationId":113569418,"bioPath":"/music/Cal+Tjader/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Ruben+Gonzalez","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f84/f8431999430e6f3136974f0e1841ef6f_md.jpg","artistName":"Rubén González","artistId":1455,"station_id":113917665},{"musicPath":"/music/Miguel+Zenon","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c28/c28af1f3153e46a4c713c30751244114_md.jpg","artistName":"Miguel Zenon","artistId":50867,"station_id":244158758},{"musicPath":"/music/Flora+Purim","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d8f/d8f158861705b686382b3d55bdaf56e2_md.jpg","artistName":"Flora Purim","artistId":88370,"station_id":271025776},{"musicPath":"/music/Jon+Lucien","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5d0/5d0a2f039a5e6722c90858db7ba6fb88_md.jpg","artistName":"Jon Lucien","artistId":294012,"station_id":397824075},{"musicPath":"/music/Reuben+Wilson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0eb/0eb19a2f4ada8cbc858b107f0208109e_md.jpg","artistName":"Reuben Wilson","artistId":107079,"station_id":281862345},{"musicPath":"/music/Roberto+Menescal","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f44/f440702a1c43df763b7026d4401cfed8_md.jpg","artistName":"Roberto Menescal","artistId":3967,"station_id":116409631},{"musicPath":"/music/Cachao","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/588/5880c19204cf03952189a81c14214b17_md.jpg","artistName":"Cachao","artistId":2409,"station_id":113912032},{"musicPath":"/music/Grant+Green","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/47e/47e697ec140cac0cc74e7b47ffb46d2b_md.jpg","artistName":"Grant Green","artistId":8886,"station_id":113374027},{"musicPath":"/music/Laurindo+Almeida","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/74f/74fadf9d8c0c3a30b06571f6a0fdc375_md.jpg","artistName":"Laurindo Almeida","artistId":132831,"station_id":333194131},{"musicPath":"/music/Airto+Moreira","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/41c/41cc7e3f95bd747afc3bc4bed1446738_md.jpg","artistName":"Airto Moreira","artistId":4309,"station_id":114284158},{"musicPath":"/music/Donald+Byrd","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d88/d883a907ab18382d38ded804ccb79281_md.jpg","artistName":"Donald Byrd","artistId":13280,"station_id":113264062},{"musicPath":"/music/Carlos+Henriquez","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/611/61138a21083ddc87ed67f30490109b7c_md.jpg","artistName":"Carlos Henriquez","artistId":463910,"station_id":401376963},{"musicPath":"/music/Roberto+Fonseca","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b29/b29633a87fc876b0a6d9c696373c3b1c_md.jpg","artistName":"Roberto Fonseca","artistId":103779,"station_id":287828565},{"musicPath":"/music/Jimmy+Smith","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b3c/b3c40318179f2cbfc1b8aeb16d876068_md.jpg","artistName":"Jimmy Smith","artistId":4236,"station_id":113468149},{"musicPath":"/music/Ibrahim+Ferrer","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/313/3138bf48e1ede71438b65307cc27a00e_md.jpg","artistName":"Ibrahim Ferrer","artistId":444,"station_id":265294147},{"musicPath":"/music/Edu+Lobo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3fe/3fe9de32e22be52c6d21e167a7b87477_md.jpg","artistName":"Edú Lobo","artistId":3966,"station_id":113465385},{"musicPath":"/music/Luiz+Henrique","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/76e/76e8ede148e2214e601687ff7a7136e3_md.jpg","artistName":"Luiz Henrique","artistId":4698,"station_id":113870226},{"musicPath":"/music/Eumir+Deodato","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/119/1196ef3bdb66919917014fe1801d4ed3_md.jpg","artistName":"Eumir Deodato","artistId":6609,"station_id":113326666}]}