Héctor Bingert, also known as Finito Bingert, is a Uruguayan jazz and entertainment musician. He began classical violin lessons at age seven but, influenced by Stan Getz, later focused on tenor saxophone. At 15, he joined the Cuban band Lecuona Cuban Boys during their South American tour and, in 1960, traveled to Europe with them, where he witnessed performances by John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, and Phil Woods. Returning to Uruguay in 1961, he performed with the Banda Municipal de Montevideo and at the Hot Club, before moving to Sweden in 1970 to settle with his family. Bingert collaborated with artists including Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., Stevie Wonder, Bob Brookmeyer, Buddy Rich, and Lee Konitz, and became a studio musician. In 1982, he founded the band Latin Lover, releasing multiple albums and touring South America in 1991. He later led the Latin Lover Big Band together with his son Daniel and gained recognition in Sweden for his saxophone solo on Lill Lindfors’ “Musik skall byggas utav glädje,” also performing with her at the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest.
