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Arturo Sandoval

1949 - Today

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Arturo Sandoval (born November 6, 1949) is a Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist, timbalero, and composer. While living in his native Cuba, Sandoval was influenced by jazz musicians Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1977 he met Gillespie, who became his friend and mentor and helped him defect from Cuba while on tour with the United Nation Orchestra. Sandoval became an American naturalized citizen in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arturo Sandoval is the 1,539th most popular musician (down from 834th in 2019), the 123rd most popular biography from Cuba (down from 68th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Cuban Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Arturo Sandoval ranks 1,539 out of 3,175. Before him are Brad Whitford, Kenney Jones, Luther Allison, Mick Thomson, Derek Sherinian, and Barbara Thompson. After him are Duane Eddy, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Steve Miller, David Hungate, Ontronik Khachaturian, and Memphis Slim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Arturo Sandoval ranks 497. Before him are George Winston, Maury Chaykin, Anita Borg, Ivo Linna, Debra Monk, and Tabitha King. After him are Nasser Hejazi, Letizia Moratti, Richard Russo, Charles Roven, Alexander Maltsev, and Valeri Vasiliev.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Arturo Sandoval ranks 123 out of 300. Before him are Juan Tuñas (1917), Emilio Correa (1953), Daína Chaviano (1957), Carlos Manuel Piedra (1895), César Évora (1959), and Rudy Sarzo (1950). After him are Michael Aris (1946), Tony Plana (1952), Javier Perez-Capdevila (1963), José Antonio Rodríguez (1915), Cachao (1918), and Miguel Mariano Gómez (1889).

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Among MUSICIANS In Cuba

Among musicians born in Cuba, Arturo Sandoval ranks 13. Before him are Rico Rodriguez (1934), Jorge Bolet (1914), Eliades Ochoa (1946), Dave Lombardo (1965), Paquito D'Rivera (1948), and Rudy Sarzo (1950). After him are Aurelio Voltaire (1967), and Armando Peraza (1924).

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