The afternoon cigar is one of his favorites, a Don Carlos Robusto by Arturo Fuente. Sandoval had his first cigar at 14 and hasn’t skipped a day since. The same goes for trumpet practice.

Kennedy Center honoree Arturo Sandoval is ... trumpeter's first day visiting Havana, Sandoval offered to be his chauffeur, never mentioning that he also played trumpet — until Gillespie saw ...