A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval was born in Artemisa, a small town in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba. Sandoval began studying classical trumpet at the age of twelve, and has since evolved into one of the world’s most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn, as well as a renowned classical artist, pianist and composer. He is one of the most dynamic and vivacious live performers of our time. Sandoval has been awarded 9 Grammy Awards, and nominated 19 times; he has also received 6 Billboard Awards and an Emmy Award. His two latest Grammy Award winning albums, “Dear Diz (Everyday I think of you)” and “Tango - Como Yo Te Siento” are now available worldwide. Soon to be released is a new book chronicling his relationship with Dizzy Gillespie entitled “The Man That Changed My Life”. Sandoval is the 2013 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He also has been nominated for two more Latin Grammys in 2013.