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SFJazz presents Arturo Sandoval at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco, 10/29 |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Sunday, 24 October 2010 |
 Arturo Sandoval © Andrea Canter
Among the best trumpet players anywhere, Arturo Sandoval has a remarkably wide range, phenomenal technique and a beautiful tone. Sandoval’s roots are in his Cuban heritage and a deep love of bebop; he was a protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie. In his Cuban homeland he was one of the founders of Irakere. Sandoval is also an accomplished pianist and loves driving the band on timbales. Sandoval has performed and recorded regularly, had a movie based on his life (For Love or Country), inspired students as a University professor, and continued to astound audiences with his high energy shows. His stunning 2010 Concord release, A Time for Love, combines jazz standards with a classical orchestra and features guests Chris Botti, Kenny Barron and others. Good as his records are, Arturo Sandoval has to be seen live to be fully appreciated. Arturo Sandoval has unfortunately had to cancel his October 29 performance at Herbst Theatre due to a death in the family. Ticket holders will be contacted by SFJAZZ as soon as a new concert date is confirmed and their tickets will be valid for entry on the new concert date.
Granted political asylum in July 1990 and US citizenship in 1999, Sandoval and his family now call Miami, Florida home. Sandoval was born in Artemisa, a small town in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, on November 6, 1949, just two years after Gillespie became the first musician to bring Latin influences into American Jazz. Sandoval began studying classical trumpet at the age of twelve, 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 flugel horn, as well as a renowned classical artist.
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.
Arturo 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.
Arturo Sandoval will appear on Friday, October 29th at 8:00 p.m. at the Herbst Theatre, located at 401 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco. For tickets visit www.sfjazz.org, to order by phone, call: 866-920-JAZZ (General Public) or 415-788-7353 (SFJAZZ Members). |
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