Cuban-born Arturo Sandoval is widely known as a guardian of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn. A protégé of jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval is one of the most dynamic and vivacious live performers. The 10-time GRAMMY winner, Emmy award recipient and six-time Billboard award winner’s collaborations with Celine Dion, Justin Timberlake and his life story played out by actor Andy Garcia have all been witnessed by millions. His fascinating life journey, including defecting from Cuba in 1990 during a European tour, is chronicled in the moving HBO movie For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story.

Described as a shining light in Cuban’s exciting jazz scene, Sandoval’s own score garnered him an Emmy award for the movie. His numerous recordings include ‘Mambo Caliente’ from the soundtrack to The Mambo Kings, and tracks from Havana, The Perez Family and 61. Sandoval’s virtuoso capabilities include being a renowned classical musician. For many, he is considered a one of the most multifaceted musicians of our time for his straight jazz, Latin jazz, or classical compositions.