Arturo Sandoval (born November 6, 1949) is a

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trumpeter, pianist, timbalero, and composer. While living in his native Cuba, Sandoval was influenced by jazz musicians

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, and

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( ; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improvisation, improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy El ...

. In 1977 he met Gillespie, who became his friend and mentor and helped him defect from Cuba while on tour with the United Nation Orchestra. Sandoval became an American

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in 1998. His life was the subject of the film '' For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story'' (2000) starring Andy García. Sandoval, a 2024 Kennedy Center Honors recipient, has won 10

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, ''Billboard'' Awards and one

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. He has performed at the

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and at the

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(1995).

Life and career

Sandoval was born into a poor family in Artemisa, a small village in the province of

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and

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. After playing many instruments, he finally settled on the trumpet, playing with street musicians. In 1964, Sandoval enrolled at the Cuban National School of Arts where he took classical trumpet lessons for three years, and earned a place in the country's all-star national band. He helped establish the ''Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna'', which became the band Irakere in 1973. He toured worldwide with his own group in 1981. During the following year he toured with

, who became his friend and mentor. From 1982 to 1984, he was voted Cuba's Best Instrumentalist and was a guest artist at the

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and Leningrad Symphony Orchestras. In 1989, Gillespie invited Sandoval to be part of the United Nations Orchestra. During a tour with this group, Sandoval visited the American Embassy in Athens, Greece, accompanied by Gillespie, who helped him with his plan to defect from Cuba. Sandoval became an American citizen on December 7, 1998. Sandoval has performed

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with Paquito D'Rivera,

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, and Chico O'Farrill,

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in Miami, and

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in England and Germany. In the 1990s, he was a member of the GRP All-Star Big Band. In 2014, Sandoval performed at

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with

Zane Musa Zane Musa (January 1, 1979 – February 2, 2015) was an alto/soprano/tenor saxophonist and vocalist. Musa was raised in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. His works have been showcased by artists including Arturo Sandoval, Roy Hargrove, M ...

, Dave Siegel, Teymur Phel, Johnny Friday, and Armando Arce. He has taught at

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and Whitworth University, where he is in charge of its jazz ensemble. He has performed with the

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, Pittsburgh Symphony and

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s. In 1996, Sandoval was commissioned by the Kennedy Center Ballet to score ''Pepito's Story'', a ballet based on the book by Eugene Fern and choreographed by

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. Sandoval also composed a classical trumpet concerto that he performed and recorded with the

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Awards and honors

Sandoval's score for a film about his life won an Emmy Award. His compositions and performances can be heard on ''

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'', which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1992 for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television. His song "A Mis Abuelos" (To My Grandparents) received Grammy Award nominations for Best Instrumental Composition and Best Arrangement. This composition appeared on his Grammy-winning album ''Danzon''. On November 20, 2013, President

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presented Sandoval with the

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. Sandoval was a 2024 recipient of the

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Other work

In 2015, Arturo Sandoval joined the 14th annual Independent Music Awards judging panel to assist independent musicians' careers. He was also a judge for the 10th, 12th and 13th Independent Music Awards. Sandoval did the trumpet solo in a 2018

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of the Leonid and Friends cover of

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's "Street Player."

Discography

As leader

* ''Turi'' (Areito, 1981) * ''Arturo Sandoval y Su Grupo'' (Areito, 1982) * '' To a Finland Station'' with

( Pablo, 1982) * ''Breaking the Sound Barrier'' (Chicago Caribbean, 1983) * ''Tumbaito'' (Messidor, 1986) * ''No Problem'' (Jazz House, 1987) * ''Straight Ahead'' (Jazz House, 1988) * ''Plays for the Pandas'' (Cocoral, 1988) * ''Just Music'' (Jazz House, 1989) * ''Arturo Sandoval'' (Areito, 1991) * '' Flight to Freedom'' (GRP, 1991) * '' I Remember Clifford'' (GRP, 1992) * ''Dream Come True'' (GRP, 1993) * ''

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'' (GRP, 1994) * ''The Classical Album'' (RCA Victor, 1994) * ''Arturo Sandoval & the Latin Train'' (GRP, 1995) * '' Swingin''' (GRP, 1996)''Music Hound Jazz'' ed. Steve Holtje, Music Hound, Nancy Ann Lee: 2001 * '' Hot House'' ( N-Coded, 1998) * ''Americana'' (N-Coded, 1999) * ''Los Elefantes'' with Wynton Marsalis (In-akustik, 1999) * '' For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story'' (Atlantic, 2000) * ''Jam Miami'' (Concord, 2000) * ''Ronnie Scott's Jazz House'' (DCC, 2000) * ''L. A. Meetings'' (CuBop, 2001) * ''My Passion for the Piano'' (Columbia, 2002) * ''Trumpet Evolution'' (Columbia, 2003) * ''Live at the Blue Note'' (Half Note, 2005) * '' Rumba Palace'' (

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, 2007) * ''Mambo Nights'' (2009) * '' A Time for Love'' (Concord Jazz, 2010) * '' Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)'' (Concord Jazz, 2012) * ''At Middleton'' (Perseverance, 2014) * ''Live at Yoshi's'' (Alfi, 2015) * ''Ultimate Duets'' (Universal, 2018) * ''Christmas at Notre Dame'' (2018) * ''Rhythm & Soul'' (MetaJAX, 2022)

As sideman

With Willy Chirino * ''Oxigeno'' (Sony, 1991) * ''South Beach'' (Sony, 1993) * ''Cuba Libre'' (Sony, 1998) With

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* ''DoubleTalk'' (Columbia, 1996) * ''Sunset Harbor'' (Concord 1999) * ''Twilight'' (Concord, 2001) * ''360'' (Mojito, 2016) With the GRP All-Star Big Band * '' GRP All-Star Big Band'' (GRP, 1992) * ''

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'' (GRP, 1993) * '' All Blues'' (GRP, 1995) With

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* ''Havana'' (GRP, 1990) * ''The Orchestral Album'' (GRP, 1994) * ''Random Hearts'' (Sony, 1999) * ''An Evening with Dave Grusin'' (Heads Up, 2011) With Irakere * ''3 1/2'' (BASF, 1976) * ''Chekere Cuba'' (Love 1977) * ''Irakere'' (Areito, 1978) * ''Chekere Son'' (JVC, 1979) * ''2'' (Columbia, 1979) * ''Cuba Libre'' (JVC, 1980) * ''Live in Sweden'' (A Disc, 1981) * ''El Coco'' (JVC, 1982) With others * Albita, ''Dicen Que...'' (Epic, 1996) * David Amram, ''Havana/New York'' (Flying Fish, 1978) *

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, ''Amigos'' (Columbia, 1996) * Paul Anka, ''A Body of Work'' (Epic, 1998) *

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, ''Galeria Caribe'' (Epic, 2000) *

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, ''20 Canciones De Amor y Un Poema Desesperado'' (Ariola, 1986) *

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, ''Passion'' (Columbia, 1992) * Eric Benet, ''Eric Benet'' (BMG, 2016) *

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, ''Duets II'' (Columbia, 2011) * Canadian Brass, ''Noel'' (RCA Victor, 1994) *

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, ''Memories, Memorias'' (Universal, 1999) * Dr. John, ''Ske-Dat-De-Dat'' (Concord, 2014) * Paquito D'Rivera, ''Reunion'' (L'Escalier 1991) *

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, ''What Does It Take'' (N-Coded, 1999) *

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, ''Into the Light'' (Epic, 1991) * Gloria Estefan, ''Mi Tierra'' (Epic, 1993) *

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, ''Passion World'' (Concord Jazz, 2015) * Pete Escovedo, ''Live from Stern Grove'' (Concord Jazz, 2013) * Alejandro Fernandez, ''Confidencias'' (Universal, 2013) *

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, ''At Last... the Duets Album'' (Arista, 2004) * David Garrett, ''Music'' (Decca, 2012) *

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, ''Historia De Un Amor'' (Universal, 2013) *

, ''Gillespie en Vivo'' (Areito, 1985) * Dizzy Gillespie, ''Live at the Royal Festival Hall'' (Enja, 1990) *

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, ''All That Echoes'' (Reprise, 2013) * Ruben Gonzalez, ''Suena El Piano Ruben Grandes Solos'' (Egrem, 2009) *

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, ''Swingin' for the Fences'' (Silverline, 2000) *

George Gruntz George Gruntz (24 June 1932 – 10 January 2013) was a Swiss jazz pianist, organist, harpsichordist, keyboardist, and composer known for the George Gruntz Concert Big Band and his work with Phil Woods, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Don Cherry, Chet Baker ...

, ''Sins'n Wins'n Funs'' (TCB, 1996) * Henri Guedon, ''Afro Temple'' (Le Chant Du Monde, 1984) * David Hickman, ''Trumpet Fiesta'' (Summit, 2011) *

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, ''The Diary of Alicia Keys'' (J 2004) *

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, ''Michel Plays Legrand'' (LaserLight, 1994) *

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, ''Art and Life'' (Virgin, 2000) *

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, ''ManceSolid,'' (Chiaroscuro, 2018) * Martika, ''Martika's Kitchen'' (Columbia, 1991) *

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, ''Sound Loaded'' (Columbia, 2000) *

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, ''How Do You Keep the Music Playing?'' (Columbia, 1993) *

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (; born 19 April 1970) is a Mexican singer and record producer. Born in Puerto Rico to an Italian mother and a Spanish father, he is often referred to as Honorific nicknames in popular music, ''El Sol de Mexico'' ...

, ''Mis Romances'' (WEA, 2001) * T. S. Monk, ''Monk On Monk'' (N2K Encoded, 1997) * James Moody, ''Moody's Party'' (Telarc, 1995) * Azucar Moreno, ''Esclava de tu Piel'' (Epic, 1996) * Azucar Moreno, ''Ole'' (Epic, 1998) * Mouskouri, ''Nana Latina'' (Mercury, 1996) * Alphonse Mouzon, ''Angel Face'' (Tenacious, 2011) * Billie Myers, ''Growing Pains'' (Universal, 1997) * Chico O'Farrill, ''Heart of a Legend'' (Milestone, 1999) * Ole Ole, ''Al Descubierto'' (Hispavox, 1992) *

Johnny Pacheco Juan Pablo Knipping Pacheco (25 March 1935 – 15 February 2021), known as Johnny Pacheco, was a Dominican musician, arranger, composer, bandleader, and record producer. Born in the Dominican Republic, Pacheco became a leading figure in the New ...

, ''Entre Amigos'' (Bronco, 2005) * Jorge Luis Prats, ''Toot Suite'' (Areito, 1986) * The Rippingtons, ''Black Diamond'' (Windham Hill/Peak, 1997) * Danny Rivera, ''Tiempo Al Tiempo'' (Columbia, 1992) * Lourdes Robles, ''Amaneciendo En Ti'' (Sony, 1993) *

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, ''Sirope'' (Universal, 2015) * Alfredo Sadel, ''Alfredo Sadel En Cuba'' (BASF, 1978) * Poncho Sanchez, ''Psychedelic Blues'' (Concord, 2009) *

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, ''A Dos Tiempos De Un Tiempo'' (Sony, 1992) *

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, ''I Go Back Home'' (Eden River, 2016) *

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, ''Si Te Vas'' (SBK, 1994) * Jon Secada, ''Secada'' (SBK, 1997) *

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, ''Clean Slate'' (Perez Family Music Box 2013) *

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, ''Duets'' (Capitol, 2013) *

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, ''As Time Goes By'' (J/BMG, 2003) * Rod Stewart, ''It Had to Be You'' (J/BMG, 2002) *

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, ''Taylor Made at the Kennedy Center'' (Kennedy Center, 2005) * Diego Torres, ''Tal Cual Es'' (BMG, 1999) * Juan Pablo Torres, ''Pepper Trombone'' (RMM/TropiJazz, 1997) * Juan Pablo Torres, ''Together Again'' (Pimenta 2002) *

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, ''Red Sun'' (GRP, 1993) * Chris Walden, ''Full-On!'' (Origin, 2014) *

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, ''Reaching Up'' (JVC, 1994) * Randy Waldman, ''Wigged Out'' (Whirlybird, 1998) * Randy Waldman, ''Super Heroes'' (BFM, 2018) * Arturo Sandoval and Kiwzo Fumero, Baby Grand, (CD Baby, 2022) *

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, ''Yanni & Arturo'', Truth of Touch (Yanni/Wake, 2011)

Filmography

*1985: ''Vampiros en La Habana'' *1987: ''A Night in Havana: Dizzy Gillespie in Cuba'' *1990: ''Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nations Orchestra'' *1993: ''GRP All-Star Big Band Live'' *1995: ''Lava Lava!'' *1996: ''Mr. Wrong'' *1996: ''The Perez Family'' *2000: '' For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story'' *2000: ''Knockout'' *2001: ''61*'' *2010: ''Sacred Waters'' *2011: ''Oscar's Cuba'' *2013: ''1000 to 1'' *2013: ''Antebellum'' *2013: ''At Middleton'' *2013: ''Christmas in Conway'' *2013: ''The Resurrection of Malchus'' *2013: ''Tightwire'' *2015: '' Underdog Kids'' *2018: '' The Mule'' *2019: ''

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References

External links

*
Arturo Sandoval, "A Time for Love"
by ''

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''
Arturo Sandoval Interview
at NAMM Oral History Collection (July 26, 2011)
Arturo Sandoval Clinic
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