"Sizzling Sandoval" - February 10th, 2001
A protege of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval was born in Artemisa, a small town on the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, on November 6, 1949, just two years after Gillespie became the first musician to bring Latin influences into American jazz. Sandoval began studying classical trumpet at the age of twelve, but it didn't take him long to catch the excitement of the jazz world. He has since evolved into one of the world's most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn, as well as a renowned classical artist. Granted political asylum in July 1990, Sandoval, his wife and teenage son made their new home in Miami, Florida.
Sandoval was a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning group Irakere, whose explosive mixture of jazz, classical, rock and traditional Cuban music caused a sensation throughout the entertainment world.
In 1981, he left Irakere to form his own band, which garnered enthusiastic praise from critics and audiences all over Europe and Latin America. Sandoval was voted Cuba's Best Instrumentalist from 1982 to 1990. Arturo Sandoval has had 11 Grammy nominations and has won three Grammy's.
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Cherokee Intro Trading solos on Cherokee Caravan To Diz With Love La Virgen De La Macarena Groovin High Interview with Arturo On piccolo trumpet with Dizzy in London Audio Clips: Sandoval and Jon Faddis
duel playing the bluesHigh note duel between
Faddis and SandovalFiles courtesy of Greg Evans and his Trumpet Stuff website. Sandoval was a feature artist in the acclaimed Dizzy Gillespie United Nation Orchestra, as well as the orchestra's 1992 Grammy Award-winning album, Live at Royal Festival Hall. He has performed with Billy Cobham, Woody Herman, Woody Shaw, Herbie Hancock, Michel Legrand, Bill Conti, Stan Getz, Celine Dion at the Oscars, John Williams and the Boston Pops, and in the Super Bowl with Tony Bennett and Patti LaBelle. His playing can be heard on Dave Grusin's soundtrack for Havana, in the Mambo Kings soundtrack with his Grammy-nominated composition Mambo Caliente, in the soundtrack of The Perez Family, and was commissioned by the Kennedy Center to compose the music for the ballet of Pepito's Story choreographed by Debbie Allen. His diverse style and versatility can be heard on albums by the GRP All-Star Big Band and Gloria Estefan's Into The Light and Mi Tierra, as well as on albums by Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra and Paul Anka, among others. Since his arrival in the United States, Sandoval has recorded seven albums as a soloist, six of which are jazz and Latin jazz and one classical album.
Before founding Irakere, Sandoval performed with the Cuban Orchestra of Modern Music. He was presented as a guest artist with the BBC Symphony in London and the Leningrad Symphony in Russia. Since his defection, Sandoval has increased his classical performances worldwide including performances with the National Symphony, LA Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, London Symphony, Oklahoma Symphony, and Atlanta Symphony among others. His classical artistry has earned him the respect and friendship of Maurice Andre and Adolph Herseth, two of the world's foremost trumpeters.
For more on N-Coded Music recording artist Arturo Sandoval,
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