THE IMPACT OF ARTURO SANDOVAL’S WORK ON JAZZ MUSICIANS AT THE TURN OF THE 20TH–21ST CENTURIES

Abstract

The article analyzes the vectors of Arturo Sandoval’s influence on the performance practices of jazz musicians at the turn of the 20th–21st centuries. The aim is to identify the directions of Sandoval’s impact on jazz musicians of this period and to show how his technique, rhythmic thinking, and pedagogical practices reshaped performance standards, repertoire, and instructional approaches. Methodology: a combination of historical-musicological description, comparative stylistic analysis, and a reception-oriented approach is applied. Scientific novelty lies in clarifying the following stable mechanisms of influence: a technical shift in trumpet playing, where reliable work in extreme registers, articulatory precision, and stamina became a new professional norm; rhythmic renewal, whereby clave and tumbao assumed a form-shaping role in improvisation beyond Cuban ensembles; and a pedagogical ecosystem which, through public master classes and institutional changes, balanced academic and improvisational competencies. Conclusions: Sandoval’s impact extends beyond individual virtuosity. Its mechanics manifest in the standardization of advanced trumpet techniques; in the rethinking of the Afro-Cuban code as a form-generating factor in the language of jazz; and in the reorientation of pedagogical priorities that now encourage versatility as a norm. The institutional legitimation of Latin jazz and its presence in leading curricula created a framework in which Sandoval’s model evolved from private virtuosity into a shared professional benchmark. His model raised the technical bar for jazz trumpet, normalized Afro-Cuban metro-rhythm in the mainstream, and reoriented educational practice toward versatility. The results outline a coherent framework for further studies of the reception of Latin American influences in global jazz and for updating higher music-education curricula.