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Friday

Arturo Sandoval On Piano Jazz

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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz

Arturo Sandoval On Piano Jazz

The trumpeter and pianist performs his original tunes "Surena" and "Romantico," as well as Johnny Green's "Body and Soul."

Arturo Sandoval In The Studio

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Tuesday

From Cuba To America, Arturo Sandoval Is An Ambassador For Jazz

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Music Interviews

From Cuba To America, Arturo Sandoval Is An Ambassador For Jazz

Later this year, the jazz legend will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Sandoval talks with guest host Celeste Headlee about his start as a trumpet player in Cuba, his relationship with Dizzy Gillespie and how American citizenship influenced his music.

From Cuba To America, Arturo Sandoval Is An Ambassador For Jazz

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Saturday

Days With Dizzy: Arturo Sandoval On His Trumpet Mentor

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Music Interviews

Days With Dizzy: Arturo Sandoval On His Trumpet Mentor

The Cuban trumpeter first met Dizzy Gillespie in 1977, when the American jazzman came to Havana to play a concert. It was the start of a friendship that would last until Gillespie's death in 1993.

Days With Dizzy: Arturo Sandoval On His Trumpet Mentor

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Thursday

Arturo Sandoval: The Music In His Heart

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Favorite Sessions

Arturo Sandoval: The Music In His Heart

KNKX Public Radio

One of the world's foremost jazz trumpeters delights with two masterful performances of time-honored standards.

Arturo Sandoval: The Music In His Heart

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Friday

Latin Romance Through The Years On Piano Jazz

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Studio Sessions

Latin Romance Through The Years On Piano Jazz

Over the years, Marian McPartland has invited some of the greatest Latin musicians to share their tender and torrid musical expressions. Here, Tania Maria, Paquito D'Rivera, Danilo Perez and Chucho Valdes share some Latin love with the "Queen of Jazz Piano."

Latin Romance Through The Years On Piano Jazz

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Thursday

Double Bill: Arturo Sandoval And Cyrus Chestnut On JazzSet

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Concerts

Double Bill: Arturo Sandoval And Cyrus Chestnut On JazzSet

WBGO

Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and his Afro-Cuban band show some Miami style while pianist Cyrus Chestnut sets the direction for his show with the title "Spirituals to Swing." JazzSet mixes these two concerts from January 2008, recorded at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Double Bill: Arturo Sandoval And Cyrus Chestnut On JazzSet

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