Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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About this clip:
Trumpet icon Arturo Sandoval and his band perform his composition “Caprichosos De La Habana” during his concert on December 19, 2025, part of the SFJAZZ 2025-26 Season and broadcast on Fridays Live.
Watch many other performances on SFJAZZ At Home: SFJAZZ.org/AtHome
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About this concert:
A 10-time GRAMMY winner, Arturo Sandoval is simply the greatest living Cuban trumpet player and a legend of Latin jazz. He presents a celebratory evening of holiday classics in his own inimitable style.
Over his momentous career, Sandoval has forged his own bold synthesis of bebop and Cuban styles, playing a central role in revolutionizing Cuban music as founding member of Irakere, one of the most innovative and influential Afro-Cuban bands of all time.
His hero Dizzy Gillespie helped spread the trumpeter’s reputation by showcasing his stratospheric technique and soulful melodic sense in the United Nations Orchestra, and it was during a 1990 tour with the bebop legend that Sandoval defected to the U.S. to finally escape the oppression of Castro’s government.
His life was the subject of HBO’s 2000 biographical film For Love or Country starring Andy García in the title role.
Sandoval has recorded over 30 albums as a leader and worked with a legion of artists ranging from Tito Puente and Paquito D’Rivera to Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. In 2013, President Obama awarded Sandoval the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of his lifetime of cultural contributions, and in 2024 he was made a Kennedy Center Honoree.
PERSONNEL:
Arturo Sandoval: trumpet
Michael Tucker: tenor saxophone
William Brahm: guitar
Lisandro Pidre: piano
Luca Alemanno: bass
Daniel Feldman: drums
Samuel Torres: percussion
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Watch the full concert by Arturo Sandoval on-demand: sfjazz.org/arturosandoval
Love these videos? Support by becoming an SFJAZZ Member: sfjazz.org/join
About this clip:
Trumpet icon Arturo Sandoval and his band perform his composition “Caprichosos De La Habana” during his concert on December 19, 2025, part of the SFJAZZ 2025-26 Season and broadcast on Fridays Live.
Watch many other performances on SFJAZZ At Home: SFJAZZ.org/AtHome
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About this concert:
A 10-time GRAMMY winner, Arturo Sandoval is simply the greatest living Cuban trumpet player and a legend of Latin jazz. He presents a celebratory evening of holiday classics in his own inimitable style.
Over his momentous career, Sandoval has forged his own bold synthesis of bebop and Cuban styles, playing a central role in revolutionizing Cuban music as founding member of Irakere, one of the most innovative and influential Afro-Cuban bands of all time.
His hero Dizzy Gillespie helped spread the trumpeter’s reputation by showcasing his stratospheric technique and soulful melodic sense in the United Nations Orchestra, and it was during a 1990 tour with the bebop legend that Sandoval defected to the U.S. to finally escape the oppression of Castro’s government.
His life was the subject of HBO’s 2000 biographical film For Love or Country starring Andy García in the title role.
Sandoval has recorded over 30 albums as a leader and worked with a legion of artists ranging from Tito Puente and Paquito D’Rivera to Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. In 2013, President Obama awarded Sandoval the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of his lifetime of cultural contributions, and in 2024 he was made a Kennedy Center Honoree.
PERSONNEL:
Arturo Sandoval: trumpet
Michael Tucker: tenor saxophone
William Brahm: guitar
Lisandro Pidre: piano
Luca Alemanno: bass
Daniel Feldman: drums
Samuel Torres: percussion
Learn more at SFJAZZ.org
Subscribe to SFJAZZ's YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/sfjazz
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/SFJAZZ
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/SFJAZZ
If you enjoy the videos and concerts SFJAZZ posts every week, you can support this work by becoming an SFJAZZ Member.
Members enjoy full access to SFJAZZ livestreams and our library of on-demand concerts featuring the greatest jazz artists in the world, early access to tickets at the SFJAZZ Center, exclusive events, discounts, and more! More information is available at the link below.
Become an SFJAZZ Member today: sfjazz.org/join
