Over a 40-year career that has spanned music and film, Cuban-born trumpet master Arturo Sandoval has assembled a staggering list of bonafides. He’s got 10 Grammys, a Presidential Medal of Freedom, has ...

Cuban-born trumpeter Arturo Sandoval’s life was changed when he discovered legendary jazz hornman Dizzy Gillespie. Sandoval had been his study of classical music at the age of 12, but when a friend ...

The FIU Symphony Orchestra performed alongside noted artists in a tribute to the late Queen of Salsa Celia Cruz in a concert ...

Cuban trumpet star Arturo Sandoval has called Los Angeles home for the past 15 years, but as of December he’ll effectively be an honorary citizen of the Bay Area. Adding to an already voluminous shelf ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The collection documents the professional career of Chico O'Farrill, Cuban-born trumpet player, composer and arranger of Afro Cuban, bebop, and ...

In the fall of 2013, Cuban-born trumpeter Arturo Sandoval won the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award granted to civilians. “It’s a huge honor, I’ll be grateful forever,” Arturo tells the ...

SPRINGFIELD — Growing up in the small town of Artemisa on the outskirts of Havana, the only music Arturo Sandoval could hear on a transistor radio in the oppressed country of Cuba was traditional ...

Jazz trumpter Auturo Sandoval (credit: Melody Lisman) Jazz trumpter Auturo Sandoval (credit: Melody Lisman) “Oh, man! His melodies, the emotions, my goodness!” Arturo Sandoval is gushing about his all ...

Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club is a formidable 13-piece band direct from Havana, featuring legends of Cuban music and stars of the Buena Vista Social Club film and World Circuit’s much-acclaimed ...

Mirabal was born 30 miles outside of Havana, Cuba, in 1933. He was given the nickname El Guajiro, which roughly translates to country boy, by Puerto Rican singer Tito Gomez. CHANG: Mirabal picked up ...