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Arturo Sandoval’s Mambo Mania Big Band @ Yoshi's in San Francisco |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Monday, 25 February 2008 |
 Arturo Sandoval © Andrea Canter
In a ceremony broadcast live on the Univision Network on Thursday, November 8, 2007 Cuban trumpet virtuoso Arturo Sandoval was been awarded a Latin GRAMMY® in the category of Best Latin Jazz Album by the Latin Recording Academy for Rumba Palace, released on May 22, 2007. Produced by Sandoval, Rumba Palace is titled after his newest nightclub in Miami Beach, Florida, and features ten new compositions that highlight the celebrated trumpeter’s Latin side. Sandoval has now won five GRAMMY® Awards, six Billboard Awards and an Emmy Award. Rumba Palace is Sandoval’s 28th recording [click here for a Jazz Police review].
 Arturo Sandoval © Pamela Espeland
Sandoval was a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning group Irakere, whose explosive mixture of jazz, classical, rock and traditional Cuban music caused a sensation throughout the entertainment world. In 1981, he left Irakere to form his own band, which garnered enthusiastic praise from critics and audiences all over the world. Sandoval was voted Cuba ’ s Best Instrumentalist from 1982 to 1990.
rturo Sandoval has been awarded 4 Grammy Awards, 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 ” starring Andy Garcia. He is one of the most dynamic and vivacious live performers of our time, and has recently been seen by millions in the Grammy Awards performing with pop-phenomenon Justin Timberlake as well as on the Latin Billboard Awards with the gifted Alicia Keys, where he was awarded his 6th Billboard Awards for “Best Latin Jazz Album”.
Not only is Arturo a tenured professor at Florida International University, but he works nationally and abroad with innumerable institutions and their music departments offering several scholarships, exercise books, clinics and seminars, and has rendered a considerable amount of time working with the NARAS educational program. Furthermore, Hal Leonard Publishing has not only released additional educations books with recorded CD ’ s that include original exercises by Sandoval, but has published various big band, combo and marching band charts from his award winning albums. Arturo Sandoval maintains one of the most extensive educational programs in the industry.
Sandoval is also a renowned classical musician, performing regularly with the leading symphony orchestras from around the world. Arturo has composed his own “ Concerto for Trumpet & Orchestra” , which can be heard on “ Arturo Sandoval: The Classical Album.” Also, he has been chosen to perform with the foremost orchestras on primetime television, and was asked by John Williams to record on Williams’ original Trumpet Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra. His classical artistry has earned him the respect and admiration from the most prestigious conductors, composers and symphony orchestras world-wide.
Yoshi's San Francisco is located at 1330 Fillmore at Eddy on the ground floor of the Fillmore Heritage Center. Yoshi's is on the ground floor on the front side of the building. Valet parking or self parking is available in the garage directly beneath the building. For more information visit yoshis.com. |
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 Thursday, 20 November 2008
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