Tango: Zero Hour was recorded in New York with tango master Astor Piazzolla and his classic New Tango Quintet, which worked with Piazzolla from 1978…
Astor Piazzolla Classics: Tango: Zero Hour
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Astor Piazzolla Classics: La Camorra
First released in 1989, Astor Piazzolla’s album “La Camorra” was recorded in New York in May 1988, with the New Tango Quintet. Journalist Fernando González,…
The Vitality and Fervor of Argentine Tango
Tango is a genre that originally involved dance, music, poetry and singing. Indeed, tango expresses a way of conceiving the world and life and nourishes…
Astor Piazzolla Classics: The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night
The Astor Piazzolla album “The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night”, originally released in 1989, was recorded in New York in September 1987, with an…
Nonesuch to Release Astor Piazzolla: The American Clavé Recordings
On May 6, 2022, Nonesuch Records plans to release a three-LP/three-CD boxed set of albums from influential Argentine composer, bandleader, and bandoneón player Astor Piazzolla.…
Virtual event: Cross-Cultural Examination of Tango and Jazz
The National Endowment for the Humanities has programmed a virtual event titled “Cross-Cultural Examination of Tango and Jazz on the 100th Anniversary of the Birth…
That’s Not Tango – Astor Piazzolla, A Life in Music to Debut at Jazz at Lincoln Center
That’s Not Tango – Astor Piazzolla, A Life In Music is a project imagined by Lesley Karsten and written by Karsten and Stephen Wadsworth. The…
A Celebration of Tango in Chicago with Astor Piazzolla Documentary
The Consulate General of Argentina in Chicago, the Consulate General of Uruguay in collaboration and the Instituto Cervantes have teamed up to present “Feeling Piazzolla”,…
Artist Profiles: Astor Piazzolla
Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was born in the coastal city of Mar Del Plata, Argentina, in March of 1921. His parents were immigrants from southern Italy.…