BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:A proté\;gé\; of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie\, Sandoval was born in Artemisa\, a small town in the outskirt s of Havana\, Cuba\, on November 6\, 1949\, just two years after Gillesp ie became the first musician to bring Latin influences into American Jaz z. Sandoval began studying classical trumpet at the age of twelve\, but it didn&rsquo\;t take him long to catch the excitement of the jazz world . He has since evolved into one of the world&rsquo\;s most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugel horn\, as well as a renowned classi cal artist\, pianist and composer.\nHe is one of the most dynamic and vi vacious live performers of our time\, and has been seen by millions in t he Oscars and Grammy Awards performing with Celine Dione\, Justin Timber lake as well as on the Latin Billboard Awards with the gifted Alicia Key s\, where he was awarded his 6th Billboard Awards for &ldquo\;Best Latin Jazz Album&rdquo\;.\nSandoval has been awarded 6 Grammy Awards\, and no minated 12 times\; he has also received 6 Billboard Awards and one Emmy Award. The latter for his composing work on the entire underscore of the HBO movie based on his life\, &ldquo\;For Love or Country&rdquo\; starr ing Andy Garcia. \; His last album &ldquo\;Time for Love&rdquo\; had three Grammy nominations and won two\; for best album and best producti on. He is currently working on two new albums\, &ldquo\;Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;Tangos&rdquo\;\, along with working on a new book chronicling his relationship with Dizzy Gillespie.\nSandoval wa s a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning group Irakere\, whose ex plosive mixture of jazz\, classical\, rock and traditional Cuban music c aused a sensation throughout the entertainment world. \; In 1981\, h e left Irakere to form his own band\, which garnered enthusiastic praise from critics and audiences all over the world\, and continues to do so. \nArturo Sandoval is a retired tenured professor from Florida Internatio nal University after a prosperous 19 years. Nevertheless\, he still work s nationally and abroad with innumerable universities and institutions a nd their music departments offering several scholarships\, exercise book s\, clinics and seminars\, and has rendered a considerable amount of tim e working with the NARAS educational program. \; He now offers a com plete Artist-In-Residence program as well. Arturo Sandoval maintains one of the most extensive educational programs in the industry. He has writ ten four books with one of the most prestigious publishing companies in the industry &ldquo\;Hal &ndash\;Leonard&rdquo\;\, of which they continu e to sell around all the word.\nSandoval is also a renowned classical mu sician\, performing regularly with the leading symphony orchestras from around the world. \; Arturo has composed his own &ldquo\;Concerto fo r Trumpet &\; Orchestra&rdquo\;\, which can be heard on &ldquo\;Artur o Sandoval: &ldquo\;The Classical Album.&rdquo\; \; Arturo has perfo rmed with the foremost orchestras in the country as well as abroad and r ecorded John Williams&rsquo\; Trumpet Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra. His classical artistry has earned him the respect and admirat ion from the most prestigious conductors\, composers and symphony orches tras worldwide.\nArturo Sandoval&rsquo\;s versatility can be heard on re cordings with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie\, Woody Herman\, Woody Shaw\ , Michel Legrand\, Bill Conti\, and Stan Getz to Johnny Mathis\, Frank S inatra\, Paul Anka\, Rod Stewart and Alicia Keys amongst many others.&nb sp\;He has performed with John Williams with the Boston Pops\, and in th e Super bowl with Tony Bennet and Patti LaBelle.\nHis compositions can a lso be heard on Dave Grusin&rsquo\;s soundtrack for &ldquo\;Havana&rdquo \; and &ldquo\;Random Heart&rdquo\;\, in the &ldquo\;Mambo Kings&rdquo\; soundtrack with his Grammy nominated composition &ldquo\;Mambo Caliente &rdquo\;\, in the soundtrack of &ldquo\;The Perez Family&rdquo\;\, &ldqu o\;61&rdquo\;\, &ldquo\;Mr. Wrong&rdquo\;\, the documentary &ldquo\;Osca r&rdquo\;\, and &ldquo\;The Family Fuentes&rdquo\; among of others. He a lso was commissioned by the Kennedy Center to compose the music for the ballet &ldquo\;Pepito&rsquo\;s Story&rdquo\;\, &ldquo\;Soul Possessed&rd quo\;\, as well as &ldquo\;Oman O Men&rdquo\;\, and  \;&ldquo\;The C hocolate Hot Nutcracker\, choreographed by Debbie Allen.  \;And as m entioned above\, he was awarded an Emmy for his composing work on the en tire underscore of the HBO movie based on his life\, &ldquo\;For Love or Country&rdquo\; starring Andy Garcia.\nArturo Sandoval reaches beyond t he scope of mere effort. \; His struggles while in Cuba and since hi s defection have given him more energy and strength\, urging him to acco mplish and surpass his childhood dreams. Filled with a virtuoso capabili ty\, he desires nothing more than to share his gift with others who feel the same intense adoration for music as he does. One frequently speaks of Arturo Sandoval&rsquo\;s virtuoso technical ability or his specialty in high notes\, but he who has seen him on the piano\, lyrically improvi sing a ballad\, or has had the opportunity to enjoy the diversity of his music\, through his compositions from the most straight ahead jazz\, La tin jazz or classical\, knows that Arturo Sandoval is a prominent musici an\, and one recognizes that Arturo is one of the most brilliant\, multi faceted and renowned musicians of our time. URL:http://skokie.patch.com/events/arturo-sandoval-b5e1fb82 SUMMARY:Arturo Sandoval LOCATION:275 Parkway Dr\, Lincolnshire\, IL 60069: 275 Parkway Dr\, Linco lnshire\, IL END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR