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This Week's Artist Profile: Arturo Sandoval

Arturo Sandoval is a jazz trumpeter and pianist. He was born in Artemisa, in the newest renamed Artemisa Province, Cuba. Sandoval, while still in Cuba, was influenced by jazz legends Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie, finally meeting Dizzy later in 1977. Gillespie promptly became a mentor and colleague, playing with Arturo in concerts in Europe and Cuba and later featuring him in The United Nations Orchestra. Sandoval co-founded the band Irakere with Chucho Valdes and Paquito D'Rivera and they quickly became a worldwide sensation. Their appearance at the 1978 Newport Jazz Festival introduced them to American audiences and garnered them a recording contract with Columbia Records. Sandoval defected to the United States of America in Spain, while touring with Gillespie in 1990, and became a naturalized citizen in 1999. His life was the subject of the 2000 TV film For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story, starring Andy Garcia. He currently resides in Calabasas, California.

Upcoming Jazz & Blues Events....

Julie Dexter Friday, May 18th 8:30 PM at Central State University-West Campus, Dayton, OH Columbus Jazz Orchestra feat. Harmony Project: Raise Me Up! Friday, May 18 8:00 PM at CAPA's Lincoln Theatre, Columbus, OH PNC Bank & Friends of the Lyric present: The Duke Ellington Jazz series- “Hip, Harlem, and Hollywood" Friday, May 18 8:00 PM at Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center, Lexington, KY Jazz Jam Session w/ Kenny Baccus Sunday,  May 27 8:30 PM at Jazz Central,  Dayton, OH Shawn Stanley Trio  Friday, June 1 8:30 PM at Carvers Steaks & Chops, Centerville, OH Eddie Brookshire Quintet Saturday, June 2 7:30 PM at Riverscape MetroPark,  Dayton,OH Boney James with Special Guest Earl Klugh Friday, June 22 8:00 PM at Fraze Pavilion, Kettering, OH