LISTEN...on line:
BRIGHTinstrumentals
Topic: Arturo Sandoval
Arturo Sandoval is the king of Latin jazz and one of the worlds most dynamic performers. The Cuban trumpet virtuoso has won four GRAMMY Awards, six Billboard Awards and an Emmy Award. Sandoval will celebrate his Latin side on Rumba Palace, his 28th recording for Telarc. Arturo Sandoval (born November 6, 1949) in Artemisa, in Havana Province, on Cuba. Sandoval, while still in Cuba, was influenced by jazz legends Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie, finally meeting him later in 1977. Gillespie promptly became a mentor and colleague, playing with Arturo in concerts in Europe and Cuba and later featuring him in The United Nations Orchestra. Sandoval defected to the United States of America while touring with Gillespie in 1990, and became a naturalized citizen in 1999. Sandoval's life was the subject of the 2000 TV film For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story, starring Andy Garcia. 