Luiz Bonfá

A virtuoso guitarist of an older generation, Bonfá co-wrote the music for the 1959 film "Orfeu Negro," whose international success helped prepare the ground for bossa nova abroad. He performed at the 1962 Carnegie Hall concert and recorded with Stan Getz, carrying his ornate, songful guitar into the American jazz orbit. His playing offered a more lyrical, virtuosic counterpoint to João Gilberto's austerity.