Arturo Sandoval and Pedrito Martinez 

Two generations of brilliant Cuban musicians come together when Arturo Sandoval and Pedrito Martinez share a double bill at Berklee Performance Center!  

Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval is an undisputed legend: a protégé of Dizzy Gillespie, who helped him defect from Cuba, he helped redefine the sound of Cuban jazz as a founding member of Irakere. He’s a classically trained trumpeter who has appeared with symphony orchestras, and premiered John Williams’ Trumpet Concerto,  

Percussionist Pedrito Martinez, born in Havana, grew up surrounded by rumba music, and became a specialist in rumba and Afro-Cuban percussion, notably the batá, the ritual drum of the Santería religion. He brings his folkloric music to partnerships with musicians from around the world, among them Wynton Marsalis, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, Eddie Palmieri, and Paquito D’Rivera.