Search results for "Arturo Sandoval"

Arturo Sandoval: I Left This Space for You (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music October 31, 07

After bucking bureaucrats in Castro's Cuba his entire adult life to play Yankee imperialist jazz, 40-year-old trumpet...

Dizzy Gillespie: A Night in Tunisia (1989) (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music February 05, 08

Of all the versions available, this live recording of "A Night in Tunisia" is noteworthy for its all-star cast and ei...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: A DIZZY DOZEN GILLESPIE CLASSICS

From his seminal work with Charlie Parker to his collaborations with Chano Pozo, Dizzy Gillespie continually br...

Sandoval, Arturo posted in Encyclopedia August 21, 08

In 1982, Dizzy Gillespie hatched a plan to introduce a young discovery of his, Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, to th...

Aymes, Roberto (Arturo) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Aymes, Roberto (Arturo) , composer, bass, piano, guitar, radio host, author; b. Mexico City, 18 September 1951. His p...

V, Frankie (Frank Vardaros) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

V, Frankie [Frank Vardaros], trumpeter, flugelhornist; b. Long Island, NY, 16 December 1964. His parents are Frank an...

Simpson, Ernesto posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Simpson, Ernesto, drums and percussion; b. Camaguey, Cuba, 10 March 1964. Simpson graduated from National School o...

Rodriguez, Robert posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Rodriguez, Robert, pianist, composer; b. New York City, NY, 11 January 1978. Inspired by his father Roberto Rodrig...

Ruiz, Otmaro posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Ruiz, Otmaro, keyboardist, composer; b. Caracas, Venezuela, 27 June 1964. His parents, Oscar Ruiz (b.1930) and Omaira...

Breaking Jazz News & Opinion: June 2009 posted in Miscellaneous Pages July 03, 09

Anat Cohen plays Benny Goodman Josh Jackson reports from A Blog Supreme. 50,000 show ...

Dickey, Dave posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Dickey, Dave, trombonist; b. Des Moines, Iowa, 8 May 1974. Graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachel...

Watch Out Wikipedia . . . Here We Come! posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 28, 08

The jazz.com team continues to work behind-the-scenes on our on-line Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians. Under the lead...

Gillespie, Dizzy (John Birks) posted in Encyclopedia February 11, 08

Dizzy Gillespie always broke new ground. His collaborations with Charlie Parker in the forties set the benchmark by w...

Prieto, Dafnis (Dafnis Prieto Rodriguez) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Prieto, Dafnis (Dafnis Prieto Rodriguez), drummer, composer, percussionist; b. Santa Clara, Cuba, 31 July 1974. A ...

Rodriguez, Michael posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Rodriguez, Michael, trumpeter, composer; b. Queens, NY, 14 July 1979.  In 1987, the Rodriguez family moved to Mi...

Pat Metheny and the Fort Apache Band in Puerto Rico posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 05, 08

Earlier this week, jazz.com presented Tomas Peña’s account of day one at the Heineken JazzFest in Puerto Rico. T...

Washburne, Christopher (John) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Washburne, Christopher (John), trombonist, tuba player, educator, author; b. Bath, Ohio, 25 September 1963.  Bor...

, Marisala posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Leal, Marisala, singer; b. Caracas, Venezuela, 5 April 1954. Her father, Gustavo Leal, was born in 1919, in San Franc...

Cracchiolo, Sal (Salvator William Cracchiolo II) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Cracchiolo, Sal [Salvator William Cracchiolo II], trumpet; b. Long Beach, CA, 3 October 1954. He's the son of two tal...

Shaw, Jaleel posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Shaw, Jaleel, alto saxophonist; b. Philadelphia, PA, 11 February 1978. Shaw is a graduate of Berklee College of Mu...

Singer, Frank posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Singer, Frank (W.), guitarist, pianist, bassist, drummer, composer, educator, author; b. Mt. Holly, NJ, 12 July 1958....

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