Arturo Sandoval

Arturo Sandoval is a Cuban American jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer.

Sandoval, while still in Cuba, was influenced by jazz musicians Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie, finally meeting Gillespie later in 1977. Gillespie became a mentor and colleague, playing with Sandoval in concerts in Europe and Cuba and later featuring him in the United Nations Orchestra. Sandoval defected while touring with Gillespie in 1990, and he became a naturalized citizen in 1998.

His life was the subject of the film For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000), starring Andy García. Sandoval has won ten Grammy Awards and been nominated nineteen times; he has also received six Billboard Awards and one Emmy Award.

On August 8, 2013, President Barack Obama announced that Sandoval would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Name Arturo Sandoval
Age 74 years 8 month 1 days old
Net Worth 3 million
Born Place Artemisa, Cuba
Nationality US
Birthday 1949-11-06

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Arturo Sandoval Age in 2024 is 74 years 8 month 1 days old

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Birthday of Arturo Sandoval is 1949-11-06

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Arturo Sandoval net worth in 2024 is 3 million

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Arturo Sandoval nationality is US

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Arturo Sandoval occupation is jazz_pianist , trumpeter , composer , musician

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Gender of Arturo Sandoval is Male

7. Where Arturo Sandoval was born?

Arturo Sandoval was born in Artemisa, Cuba

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