What is Claudio Roditi?
[[File:Claudio Roditi Unterfahrt 2010-03-21-004.jpg|thumb|200px|Roditi in 2010]] '''Cláudio Roditi''' (28 May 1946 – 17 January 2020) was a [[Brazil]]ian [[Jazz music|jazz]] trumpeter. He was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. In 1976, he moved to [[New York City]]. Roditi was a member of [[Dizzy Gillespie]]'s United Nations Orchestra. He also notably worked with [[Herbie Mann]], [[Charlie Rouse]] and [[Paquito D'Rivera]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Claudio Roditi|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/claudio-roditi-mn0000146927/biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref> He was [[wikt:nominate|nominated]] for two [[Grammy Award]]s in 1995 and 2010. On 17 January 2020, Roditi died of [[prostate cancer]] in [[South Orange, New Jersey]]. He was 73.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/morre-aos-73-anos-trompetista-brasileiro-claudio-roditi-referencia-do-samba-jazz-nos-eua-1-24200158|title=Morre aos 73 anos o trompetista brasileiro Cláudio Roditi, referência do samba jazz nos EUA|work=O Globo|date=19 January 2020|access-date=20 January 2020|lang=pt}}</ref> ==References== {{Commonscat}} {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Roditi, Claudio}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from prostate cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in New Jersey]] [[Category:Musicians from Rio de Janeiro]] [[Category:Trumpeters]] {{Bio-stub}}