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Arturo Sandoval is a
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trumpeter, pianist, and composer. While living in his native Cuba, Sandoval was influenced by jazz musicians
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, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1977 he met Gillespie, who became his friend and mentor and helped him defect from Cuba while on tour with the United Nations 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 Andrés Arturo García Menéndez (born April 12, 1956), known professionally as Andy García, is a Cuban-born American actor, director and musician. He first rose to prominence acting in Brian De Palma's ''The Untouchables'' (1987) alongside ...
. Sandoval has won Grammy Awards, ''Billboard'' Awards and one
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. He performed at the
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and at the Super Bowl (1995)


Life and career

Sandoval was born in
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. As a twelve-year-old boy in Cuba, he played trumpet with street musicians. He helped establish the Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna, which became the band
Irakere Irakere (faux-Yoruba for 'forest') is a Cuban band founded by pianist Chucho Valdés (son of Bebo Valdés) in 1973. They won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording in 1980 with their album ''Irakere''. Irakere was a seminal musical laborator ...
in 1973. He toured worldwide with his own group in 1981. During the following year he toured with Dizzy Gillespie, 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. He 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 Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill (October 28, 1921 – June 27, 2001) was a Cuban composer, arranger, and conductor, best known for his work in the Latin idiom, specifically Afro-Cuban jazz or "Cubop", although he also composed traditional jazz pieces a ...
,
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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 The GRP All-Star Big Band was a contemporary big band assembled in the late 1980s by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen, the founders of GRP Records. The band played new arrangements of popular jazz pieces from the 1950s and 1960s. Its albums '' GRP All ...
. In 2014, Sandoval performed at
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with
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, Dave Siegel, Teymur Phel, Johnny Friday, and Armando Arce. He has taught at
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and
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, where he is in charge of its jazz ensemble. He has performed with Los Angeles Philharmonic,
Pittsburgh Symphony The ''Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra'' (''PSO'') is an American orchestra based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The orchestra's home is Heinz Hall, located in Pittsburgh's Cultural District. History The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is an Americ ...
and National Symphony Orchestras. 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 Debbie Allen. 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 ''
The Mambo Kings ''The Mambo Kings'' is a 1992 musical drama film based on the 1989 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ''The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love'' by Oscar Hijuelos. The film was directed and produced by Arne Glimcher, and stars Armand Assante, Antonio B ...
'', 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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.


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.


Discography


As leader

* ''Turi'' (Areito, 1981) * ''Arturo Sandoval y Su Grupo'' (Areito, 1982) * '' To a Finland Station'' with Dizzy Gillespie (
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, 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 ''Flight to Freedom'' is an album by Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval, first released on the GRP label in 1991. Reception The Allmusic review stated "On his American debut, Sandoval mostly performs boppish jazz (other t ...
'' (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) ''Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)'' is an album by Cuban jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2013. The album is Sandoval's tribute to his friend, Dizzy Gillespie. Musicians on the al ...
'' (Concord Jazz, 2012) * ''At Middleton'' (Perserverance, 2014) * ''Live at Yoshi's'' (Alfi, 2015) * ''Ultimate Duets'' (Universal, 2018) * ''Christmas at Notre Dame'' (2018) * ''Rhythm & Soul'' (MetaJAX, 2022)


As sideman

With
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* ''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 The GRP All-Star Big Band was a contemporary big band assembled in the late 1980s by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen, the founders of GRP Records. The band played new arrangements of popular jazz pieces from the 1950s and 1960s. Its albums '' GRP All ...
* ''
GRP All-Star Big Band The GRP All-Star Big Band was a contemporary big band assembled in the late 1980s by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen, the founders of GRP Records. The band played new arrangements of popular jazz pieces from the 1950s and 1960s. Its albums '' GRP All ...
'' (GRP, 1992) * ''
Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live! ''Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live!'' is a jazz album by the GRP All-Star Big Band. Track listing Personnel * Dave Grusin – piano * John Patitucci – bass * Dave Weckl – drums * Gary Burton – vibraphone * Tom Scott – c ...
'' (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 Irakere (faux-Yoruba for 'forest') is a Cuban band founded by pianist Chucho Valdés (son of Bebo Valdés) in 1973. They won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording in 1980 with their album ''Irakere''. Irakere was a seminal musical laborator ...
* ''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) *
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, ''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) *
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, ''Eric Benet'' (BMG, 2016) *
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, ''Duets II'' (Columbia, 2011) *
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, ''Noel'' (RCA Victor, 1994) *
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, ''Memories, Memorias'' (Universal, 1999) *
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, ''Ske-Dat-De-Dat'' (Concord, 2014) * Paquito D'Rivera, ''Reunion'' (L'Escalier 1991) * Candy Dulfer, ''What Does It Take'' (N-Coded, 1999) * Gloria Estefan, ''Into the Light'' (Epic, 1991) * Gloria Estefan, ''Mi Tierra'' (Epic, 1993) *
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, ''Passion World'' (Concord Jazz, 2015) *
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, ''Live from Stern Grove'' (Concord Jazz, 2013) *
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, ''Confidencias'' (Universal, 2013) *
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, ''At Last... the Duets Album'' (Arista, 2004) *
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, ''Music'' (Decca, 2012) *
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, ''Historia De Un Amor'' (Universal, 2013) * Dizzy Gillespie, ''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) *
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, ''Sins'n Wins'n Funs'' (TCB, 1996) *
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, ''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) * Beenie Man, ''Art and Life'' (Virgin, 2000) *
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, ''ManceSolid,'' (Chiaroscuro, 2018) *
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, ''Martika's Kitchen'' (Columbia, 1991) *
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, ''Sound Loaded'' (Columbia, 2000) * Johnny Mathis, ''How Do You Keep the Music Playing?'' (Columbia, 1993) * Luis Miguel, ''Mis Romances'' (WEA, 2001) *
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, ''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) *
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, ''Nana Latina'' (Mercury, 1996) *
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, ''Angel Face'' (Tenacious, 2011) *
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, ''Growing Pains'' (Universal, 1997) *
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, ''Heart of a Legend'' (Milestone, 1999) * Ole Ole, ''Al Descubierto'' (Hispavox, 1992) *
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, ''Entre Amigos'' (Bronco, 2005) *
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, ''Toot Suite'' (Areito, 1986) *
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, ''Black Diamond'' (Windham Hill/Peak, 1997) *
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, ''Tiempo Al Tiempo'' (Columbia, 1992) *
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, ''Amaneciendo En Ti'' (Sony, 1993) * Alejandro Sanz, ''Sirope'' (Universal, 2015) * Alfredo Sadel, ''Alfredo Sadel En Cuba'' (BASF, 1978) *
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, ''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) * Rod Stewart, ''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) *
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, ''Pepper Trombone'' (RMM/TropiJazz, 1997) * Juan Pablo Torres, ''Together Again'' (Pimenta 2002) *
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, ''Red Sun'' (GRP, 1993) *
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, ''Full-On!'' (Origin, 2014) * Ernie Watts, ''Reaching Up'' (JVC, 1994) *
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, ''Wigged Out'' (Whirlybird, 1998) * Randy Waldman, ''Super Heroes'' (BFM, 2018)


Filmography

*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 ''Underdog Kids'' is a film directed by Phillip Rhee that premiered on July 7, 2015. Plot At the Mid-County Community Center, a coach quits teaching a ragtag team martial arts. Community Center leader Charlie is looking for a new coach when for ...
'' *2018: '' The Mule'' *2019: ''
Richard Jewell Richard Allensworth Jewell (born Richard White; December 17, 1962 – August 29, 2007) was an American security guard and law enforcement officer who alerted police during the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlant ...
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References


External links


Arturo Sandoval, "A Time for Love"
by '' Billboard''
Arturo Sandoval Interview
NAMM Oral History Program, July 26, 2011
Arturo Sandoval Clinic
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