Stacie Sandoval

Stacie is one of only a few female salsa singers actively performing in Chicago.  She is accompanied by the finest musicians Chicago has to offer.  

Stacie Sandoval, who is also of Cuban heritage, just finished performing with her band at Chicago's Cuban Festival in the summer of 2016.  She also recently performed with the Cincinnati Pops for their holiday program in December 2014.  

Stacie Sandoval is also a 2013 Chicago Music Awards winner and a 2014 Chicago Music Awards nominee.   

She has been performing live salsa/jazz since 1997 when she lived in Los Angeles. She has performed with International artists such as Ray Sepulveda, Eddie Santiago, Frankie Negron, Jhonny Rivera, Michael Stuart, Kevin Ceballo, Mimi Ibarra and Mickey Taveras.  

She has also performed with and/or was a member of well-known Los Angeles bands such as Rudy Regalado, Yari More, La Palabra, Macondo and Mazacote.  More recently, Stacie also started her own latin band in Chicago and also has her established bands in Indianapolis under her company, Mundo Beat Entertainment LLC:  Orquesta Bravo! (performed at Super Bowl Village 2012, voted "Best of Indy" by Indianapolis Monthly magazine and "Top 10 Favorite bands" by Indy Mens Magazine), Grupo Tumbao, and Trio ConPaz.  She also performs jazz and pop.  

Stacie has also put together a show for Carnival/Mardi Gras called “Noche de Carnaval” which took guests on a musical journey through latin countries that celebrate Carnival and included all styles of music and dancers.  

Stacie also performs with her educational group, Mundo Beat Educational Band, which focuses on traveling to elementary schools to teach children about latin music in an interactive and fun format.

Notable performances: Soloist with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (2014), Super Bowl Village (two times) 2012, Indianapolis, IN; Chicago Salsa Congress 2014, Chicago Cuban Festival 2016, Twin Stacks Festival; Indy Jazz Fest; Elkhart Festival; Cincinnati Salsa Festival; Detroit Jazz Festival, Crown Point Festival, and many more (too many to mention)