As with other styles of music, jazz became popular in other parts of the world and fused with their own cultures and became the jazz music of those places.
Also at this time, the rise of Latin jazz and Brazilian jazz became prominent with artists like Diizzy Gillespie and Sergio Mendes fusing elements of jazz and either African / Cuban rhythms or Brazilian rhythms such as the Bossa Nova and Samba. As with other styles of music, jazz became popular in other parts of the world and fused with their own cultures and became the jazz music of those places. Alternatively, musicians from abroad such as Flora Purim and Airto Morreira spent much time in the US and began working with such notable composers such as Chick Corea. Some notable music from both the hard bop and Latin jazz / Brazilian Jazz are: