Arturo Sandoval

Arturo Sandoval (born November 6, 1949) is a jazz trumpeter and pianist. He was born in Artemisa, Cuba.

Stylistic Influences

Sandoval?s raw talent has led him to associate with many musicians, but the most important would have to be Dizzy Gillespie. Dizzy, who was a longtime proponent of Afro-Cuban music, has been referred to as a type of ?spiritual father? by Sandoval. When the two great trumpet players met in Cuba in 1977, Dizzy was playing impromptu gigs in the Caribbean with Stan Getz. Sandoval later said: ?I went to the boat to find him. I've never had a complex about meeting famous people. If I respect somebody, I go there and try to meet them.?

Related Topics:
Dizzy Gillespie - Afro-Cuban - Trumpet - Cuba - Caribbean - Stan Getz

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Because of Cuba?s political situation, the country had been isolated from American musicians for nearly twenty years when Dizzy visited. Gillespie wanted to hear the music of the black neighborhoods where musicians play guaguanco (a popular style of rumba) in the street. Sandoval offered to take Dizzy around, and only later that evening when he got up on stage did Sandoval reveal himself as a musician.

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