From LIVE ARTS TOLEDO
The Toledo Jazz Orchestra (TJO) launches the 2025–2026 Hartmann-Bogan Jazz Series with a concert featuring the incomparable Arturo Sandoval, one of the most celebrated jazz trumpeters of our time.
The performance will take place at the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 8 p.m. It will mark the first concert in the historic hall since June, following an extensive HVAC overhaul.
For more information and tickets, visit liveartstoledo.com/sandoval.
A protégé of the legendary Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval has become an international icon of jazz. Born in Cuba, Sandoval’s early career included co-founding the innovative group Irakere, which fused Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz and rock and went on to win a Grammy Award.
Since defecting to the United States in1990, Sandoval has earned 10 Grammy Awards, six Billboard Awards, and an Emmy.
His life was the subject of the 2000 film “For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story,” which starred Andy García. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 and was a Kennedy Center Honoree in 2024.
Known for his astonishing virtuosity, breathtaking range, and lyrical ballad playing, Sandoval is equally at home with blistering bebop lines, soaring classical trumpet concertos, and soulful ballads. His recordings include acclaimed albums such as “Flight to Freedom” and “Danzón (Dance On), as well as unforgettable performances of standards like “A Mis Abuelos, “Manteca,” and “A Night in Tunisia.” He has performed with jazz greats, from Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz to Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Alicia Keys.
He has already left an indelible mark on both jazz and popular music.
TJO has a tradition of bringing the very best of jazz to our community,” said Alain Trudel, artistic director of the Toledo Jazz Orchestra. “To open the season with Arturo Sandoval is not only thrilling but historic. He and his artistry remind us why jazz continues to be one of our greatest cultural gifts to the world!”
Sandoval’s performance in Toledo is made possible through a generous gift from Dr. Bethanne Snodgrass.
