A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval was born in Artemisa, a small town in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, on November 6, 1949. Sandoval began studying classical trumpet at the age of 12, 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 flugelhorn, as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist, and composer.  

Sandoval has been awarded 10 Grammy Awards® and nominated 19 times; he has also received 6 Billboard Awards and an Emmy Award®—the latter for his composing work on the entire underscore of the HBO movie based on his life, For Love or Country, which starred Andy Garcia as Sandoval. His recent Grammy®-winning albums Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You) and Tango – Como Yo Te Siento are available worldwide. Sandoval’s newest album, Eternamente Manzanero, is a fresh, modern take on his beautiful bolero music.