SPRINGFIELD — Growing up in the small town of Artemisa on the outskirts of Havana, the only music Arturo Sandoval could hear on a transistor radio in the oppressed country of Cuba was traditional Cuban music.

But that didn’t stop him from becoming one of the greatest trumpet players in the world, hailed today for his groundbreaking fusion of Latin and jazz influences.

On Friday, Nov. 14, jazz enthusiasts will have the opportunity to hear Sandoval live at Hope Center for the Arts in Springfield. Showtime is 7 p.m.

“It was very difficult finding music to listen to when growing up because we didn’t have any record store where you could go and buy a record and they were not playing any kind of American music on the radio. For many years, I listened to the Voice of America from Washington,

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