"Can you imagine how happy I feel being a Cuban from the countryside, and [now] being at the Kennedy Center?"
-- Arturo Sandoval
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Jazz music gives you the freedom to express yourself. Nobody knows this better than Cuban born trumpeter Arturo Sandoval. He found his freedom through jazz about 10 years ago, when he and his family defected to the U.S. through the help of his close friend and mentor Dizzy Gillespie. Sandoval is not alone in being grateful for his freedom --audiences around the world have also enjoyed the benefits. On this show, Dr. Taylor welcomes him to the stage before another exuberant audience at the Kennedy Center.
On-demand audio from this show:
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Listen to Arturo recall growing up in the countryside of Cuba, where he family initially discouraged him from becoming a musician.
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Listen to Arturo tell how he could barely speak English when he first met Dizzy Gillespie.
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Listen to Arturo tell how he escorted Dizzy through Havana.
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Listen to Arturo talk about percussionist Chano Pozo.
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