A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval was
born in Artemisa, a small town in 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
flugel horn, as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist and
composer.
Arturo Sandoval, Support: The Ronnie Scotts All Stars
Wednesday 27th February
- Saturday 2nd March
RONNIE SCOTTS
47 Frith Street Frith Street London, W1D 4HT
He is one of the most dynamic and vivacious live performers of our
time, and has been seen by millions at the Oscars performing with Celine
Dion, at the Grammy Awards with Justin Timberlake and as a leader, as
well as on the Billboard Awards with Alicia Keys.
Sandoval has been awarded 6 Grammy Awards, and nominated 17 times; he
has also received 6 Billboard Awards and one Emmy Award, the latter for
his composing work on the entire underscore of the HBO movie based on
his life, “For Love or Country” starring Andy Garcia. His last album
“Time for Love” had three Grammy nominations and won two for best album
and best production. His latest two new albums are “Dear Diz, Every Day I
Think of You” and “ Tangos “. He is also working on a new book
chronicling his relationship with Dizzy Gillespie.
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 the world, and
continues to do so.
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