Arturo Sandoval
Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer · Cuba · On the map · Musicians · Born 1949 · age 77
Arturo Sandoval is a Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist, timbalero, and composer. While living in his native Cuba, Sandoval was influenced by jazz musicians Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie.
Arturo Sandoval is read about 200 times a day, in 26 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 110 days, one point a day.
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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 naturalized citizen in 1998. His life was the subject of the film For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000) starring Andy García.
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Freddy RodriguezAlso in For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)
Dr. JohnAlso in Dr John . feat.Arturo Sandoval & Sarah Morrow -Live At Avio Session Basel (2014)
Steven BauerAlso in For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)
Mía MaestroAlso in For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)
José ZúñigaAlso in For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)
Gloria EstefanAlso in For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)