Kennedy created the Presidential Medal of Freedom. On Wednesday ... Another recipient is jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval. He's won nine Grammys. The artist told CBS News ...

Washington – Iconic trumpet player Arturo Sandoval will be one of the dignitaries honored by President Obama with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Sandoval, former President Bill Clinton and ...

A former president, a media mogul and a Cuban jazz trumpeter are among the 16 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Wednesday. That Cuban jazz trumpeter, Arturo Sandoval, happened to ...

In the nearly 30 years since he slipped into the U.S. embassy in Rome seeking asylum in the United States, Cuban jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval ... a Presidential Medal of Freedom have filled ...

Now he is among the 16 Medal of Freedom recipients honored by the President Obama in 2013. "As a young man in Cuba, Arturo Sandoval loved jazz so much it landed him in jail," said President Obama ...

There’s one word that Arturo Sandoval treasures above all the ... a list of accolades that already includes a Presidential Medal of Freedom, four Grammys, five Latin Grammys (plus a Lifetime ...

Famed musician Arturo Sandoval was among those celebrated ... The following year, President Obama presented Sandoval a Presidential Medal of Freedom. When did you know that music would be your ...

Kennedy Center honoree Arturo Sandoval ... means to him through music, Sandoval played "God Bless America." "I strongly believe the most important word is the word freedom." He said only in ...

TRANSCRIPT, VIDEO: Obama’s Medal of Freedom ceremony remarks ... Nobel-winning chemist Mario Molina; jazz musician Arturo Sandoval; former University of North Carolina basketball coach Dean ...

The following year, President Obama presented Sandoval a Presidential Medal of Freedom. When did you know that music would be your life's work? ARTURO SANDOVAL: It was a process that took years.

When Sandoval is celebrated as one of the recipients of this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, he’ll add to a list of accolades that already includes a Presidential Medal of Freedom, four Grammys ...