Arturo Sandoval

Arturo Sandoval is a Cuban American jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer. He has worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "All-Star Fiesta at Ford's" (ABC, 1991-92), "Evening at Pops" (PBS, 1969-2002) and "Jacksonville Jazz XII" (PBS, 1991-92). He also contributed to "Steal Big, Steal Little" (1995), "The Mambo Kings" with Armand Assante (1992) and "The Perez Family" (1995) starring Marisa Tomei. In the nineties and the early 2000s, Sandoval devoted his time to various credits, such as "Nissan Presents: The 2nd Annual Celebration of America's Music" (ABC, 1997-98), "Vikki Carr: Memories, Memorias" (PBS, 1998-99) and "Big Trouble" with Tim Allen (2002).

Sandoval won an Outstanding Music Composition For a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) Primetime Emmy Award for "For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story" in 2001. In the 2010s, Sandoval lent his talents to projects like the Johnny Depp and Isla Fisher hit "Rango" (2011), "Savages" (2012) and "The Lone Ranger" (2013). His credits also expanded to "At Middleton" with Andy Garcia (2014). Most recently, Sandoval worked on the Andrew Garfield hit action picture "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (2014).