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¡Jazz Argentino!
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Wednesday nights
Back by Popular Demand- October 2005!
Two sets 9:30 pm & 11 pm
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A few years ago in New York City, a group of Argentinean musicians started a movement to create a new sound in jazz incorporating tango from Buenos
Aires and Folkloric music from the countryside of Argentina. This concept began with pre-eminent tango composer Astor Piazzola and later it was developed by new generations of Argentinean composers
and performers all over the world.
Through the "Argentinean night" at El Taller Latino Americano our goal is to consolidate the concept of Argentinean jazz and expand it to musicians from all origins. Los Changos are pleased to invite young musicians from South America, Africa, Japan and the US to bring their cultural background and play Argentinean rhythms.
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Wednesday October 19
LA BALTEUBAND / LOS CHANGOS SEPTET
9:30 pm: Los Changos Septet
11:00 pm: La Balteuband
La Balteuband is an instrumental ensemble lead by Emilio Teubal. His
compositions are a balanced blend of jazz elements such as
improvisation and elements of Argentine music such as the lyricism of the
tango and the richness of folk rhythms like chacarera and zamba. The music of La
Balteuband weaves rhythmically and harmonically rich pre-composed
structures with improvised sections that highlight the musicality of each
member of the band. This is something that makes each performance of the group
so fresh and special. As a composer, Mr. Teubal's influences range from
some of the main Latin American composers of all times, like Astor Piazolla, Hermeto
Pascual, and Egberto Gismonti, to the great masters of the jazz tradition, like Duke
Ellington, Gil Evans, Charles Mingus. La Balteuband has performed in venues
such as the Knitting Factory, 55 bar, nublu, and Galapagos arts space.
Emilio Teubal - Piano/Compositions
Franco Pinna - Drums
Moto Fukushima - Electric bass
Felipe Salles - Saxes and flute
Kobi Solomon - Saxes and clarinet
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Wednesday October 12
MARIANO GIL QUARTET / LOS CHANGOS TRIO
9:30 pm: Los Changos Trio
11:00 pm: Mariano Gil Quartet
Mariano Gil - Saxophones and flute
Ryan Scott - Guitar
Chris Higgins - Bass
Franco Pinna - Drums
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Wednesdays October 5 & 26
OCTAVIO BRUNETTI TRIO / LOS CHANGOS SEPTET
9:30 pm: Los Changos Septet
11:00 pm: Octavio Brunetti Trio
The Octavio Brunetti Trio will play an instrument set of tango, folklore and more.
Octavio Brunetti - Piano
Pedro Giraudo - Bass
Franco Pinna - Drums
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Wednesday September 28th
PEDRO GIRAUDO / MR. VIVO
Sets 9:30 pm & 11 pm.
Mr. Vivo, a 12-piece big band led by bassist and composer Pedro Giraudo, has captivated listeners around the world with its unique blend of South
American grooves, Argentine folk songs, the passion of tango, and jazz improvisation. Mr. Giraudo, in the tradition of such composers as Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus, highlights the unique
talents of each band member, masterfully weaving together pre-composed and improvised elements.
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Wednesday September 21th
JULIO SANTILLÁN / FRIENDS
Sets 9:30 pm & 11 pm.
Julio A. Santillán is a young composer and guitarist from Tucumán, Argentina. He has studied classical guitar and composition at Instituto Superior de Música (Argentina) and then graduated Summa Cum Laude with a dual major in Jazz and Classical Composition from Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA).
He received the 2004 Meet the Composer/Van Lier Fellowship, the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, the Arif Mardin Award, Ascaplus Award, the Contemporary Writing and Production Achievement Award and the BEST Scholarship (Berklee). He has recorded and performed with many musicians from Argentina, Boston and New York including César Isella, Oscar Stagnaro, Livingston Taylor, Raúl Carnota and Sandra Mihanovich.
As an arranger he has worked with artists from all over the world. Since 1998 Julio leads "Los Changos" (trio & septet) a group that performs his own compositions. Currently he is a faculty member at Manhattan College.
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Wednesday September 14th
LOS CHANGOS TRIO / PABLO ASLAN GROUP
Sets 9:30 pm & 11 pm.
PABLO ASLAN, Bass
Argentine-born bassist and composer Pablo Aslan is a leading figure in the tango revival. In addition to directing Avantango, he is a founder and co-director (with Latin Grammy nominee Raul Jaurena) of New York-Buenos Aires Connection and the acclaimed NewYork Tango Trio.
He is a member of the Pablo Ziegler's Quintet for New Tango, and has toured US and Japan with Yo-Yo Ma.
Pablo has performed and recorded with Grammy Award Winner Shakira, Grammy winner and Academy Award nominee Jorge Calandrelli, Latin Grammy nominee pianist Adrian Iaies, Latin Grammy winner Carlos Franzetti, Lalo Shiffrin, Joe Lovano, Gary Burton, Paquito D'Rivera, as well as the New World Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness, among many others.
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Wednesday September 7th
LOS CHANGOS TRIO / OCTAVIO BRUNETTI
9:30 pm: Los Changos Trio
Julio Santillán/Guitar, Moto Fukushima/bass and Franco Pinna/drums
11:00 pm: Octavio Brunetti/piano, Pedro Giraudo/bass and Franco Pinna/drums .
They will play an instrumental set of Tango, folklore and more.
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Wednesdays August 24th & 31st
FERNANDO OTERO / X TANGO SPECIAL GUEST
Sets 9:30 pm & 11 pm.
Performing with X Tango Special Guest: Nicholas Danielson - Violin
Fernando Otero was born in Buenos Aires, into a family of musicians. He received his first singing and piano lessons from his mother, Elsa Marval, a renowned opera singer and pianist.
Since early childhood he has studied piano, harmony and composition which prepared him for his later master classes in orchestration and conducting with Domingo Marafiotti (resident conductor of the
Symphonic Orchestra of the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires). The inspiring environment of his upbringing allowed Otero to absorb diverse musical styles such as the traditional tango, local folklore,
classical music, and Jazz.
Still in his student years, Otero started writing music for piano, choir, strings and brass quintets. However, his special interest in Argentine folklore led him to explore intensely the instruments
which are characteristic for such music, like the bandoneon, guitar, charango, acordeon, and percussion. It was not long after that he started to incorporate the use of the bandoneon in most of his
compositions. By combining elements of the popular music of his nation with improvisational jazz solos and classic piano cadenzas woven together by traditional as well as contemporary composition
techniques, Fernando arrived at his own unique style. It is a style that generates moods and taps into the increasing appetite of sophisticated audiences for a new authentic sound.
It therefore comes as no surprise that his performance schedule has taken him to more than thirty countries and allowed him to excite audiences in some of the most prestigious venues like Carnegie
Hall, Lincoln Center, Town Hall and the Glenn Gould Studio.
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Wednesday August 17th
PEDRO GIRAUDO / MR. VIVO
Sets 9:30 pm & 11 pm.
Mr. Vivo, a 12-piece big band led by bassist and composer Pedro Giraudo, has captivated listeners around the world with its unique blend of South
American grooves, Argentine folk songs, the passion of tango, and jazz improvisation. Mr. Giraudo, in the tradition of such composers as Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus, highlights the unique
talents of each band member, masterfully weaving together pre-composed and improvised elements. |
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Wednesday August 10th
BERNARDO MONK / MASS TANGO
Sets 9:30 pm & 11 pm.
Bernardo Monk and MassTango celebrate the magic and spirit of the streets of Buenos Aires, blending music and dance to recreate the unique
atmosphere of a city where tango is a way of life.
Musician and vocalist, Bernardo Monk began singing tango at the age of nine. He went on to study woodwinds at the Buenos Aires Institute of contemporary Music and the Berklee College of Music. With a
strong background in both jazz and tango, Monk brings a unique style and sound to traditional tango. He combines a varied musical background, high-level technique, masterly vocals, and especially the
use of the saxophone—a non-traditional instrument—with a deep understanding of traditional tango streams to create a unique program that both honors and expands the tango form.
In May 2004, Bernardo Monk with MassTango pianist Octavio Brunetti took first prize in the Best Tango Duo category at the New York City International Tango Competition for professional
instrumentalists and singers.
Bernardo Monk - Saxophone and Vocals
Octavio Brunetti - Piano
Sergio Reyes - Violin
Pedro Giraudo - Contrabass |
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Wednesday August 3rd
JULIO SANTILLÁN / FRIENDS
Sets 9:30 pm & 11 pm.
Julio A. Santillán is a young composer and guitarist from Tucumán, Argentina. He has studied classical guitar and composition at Instituto
Superior de Música (Argentina) and then graduated Summa Cum Laude with a dual major in Jazz and Classical Composition from Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA).
He received the 2004 Meet the Composer/Van Lier Fellowship, the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, the Arif Mardin Award, Ascaplus Award, the Contemporary Writing and Production Achievement Award and the
BEST Scholarship (Berklee). He has recorded and performed with many musicians from Argentina, Boston and New York including César Isella, Oscar Stagnaro, Livingston Taylor, Raúl Carnota
and Sandra Mihanovich.
As an arranger he has worked with artists from all over the world. Since 1998 Julio leads “Los Changos” (trio & septet) a group that performs his own compositions. Currently he is a
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Wednesday July 27
FERNANDO HUERGO TRIO / LOS CHANGOS TRIO
Sets 9:30 pm & 11 pm.
Fernando Huergo was born in Cordoba, Argentina. This talented bass player has recorded over 70 albums, including 7 as leader. Fernando has toured in
North, Central and South America, Europe and Asia. He has performed with great musicians like Tom Harrell, Dave Liebman, Billy Pierce, George Garzone, Jerry Bergonzi, Dave Kikoski, Rick Margitza,
Kenny Werner, Danilo Perez, David Sanchez, Don Braden, Claudio Roditi, Mike Stern, Dave Weckl, Giovanni Hidalgo, Horacio Hernandez, Richie Flores, Paulo Braga, Romero Lubambo and Portinho. Fernando
graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1992, where he is an Assistant Professor in the Bass Department. He has also taught at Tufts University since 2001.
Mika Pojiola - Piano
Fernando Huergo - Bass
Franco Pinna - Drums |
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Wednesday July 20
EMILIO TEUBAL / OSCAR FELDMAN / LOS CHANGOS TRIO
Sets 9:30 pm & 11 pm.
Emilio Teubal was born in Madrid, Spain on 1976. He lived almost all his life in Buenos Aires until 1999 when he decided to relocate to New York City. He
has studied jazz performance, composition and arranging at the City College of New York with renowned musicians like Ron Carter, Marc Copland, Bruce Barth, Mike Holober and Jhon Pattitucci. He has
played with artist such as Jhon Benitez, Bob Mover, Hector del Curto, Lucia Pulido, Pancho Navarro. He has been a member of Jane Blackstone's quartet, Sebastian Cruz's "Coba", and Los Chantas Tango
group. He has arranged for the prestigious Westchester Jazz Orchestra, and for the CCNY big band as well. He composes, arranges and plays the piano on his own Argentine Jazz group, "La Balteuband",
with whom he performs regularly in the New York area.
Oscar Feldman created quite an uproar by the end of the nineties with his impressive recording debut as a leader of El Angel. Known for his splendid tonalities and melodically outstanding
charts, the Argentinean native demonstrates his superb skills on alto, tenor and soprano saxes, while employing a wide range of Pan-American references, from straight ahead to tango to candombe to
samba to mambo. Mr.Feldman won the Outstanding Performance Award as the Best Soloist in fusion in Buenos Aires, 1986 and in 1992 the Achievement Scholarship Award from Berklee College of Music, where
he graduated cum laude in 1995 with a Major in Professional Music. Oscar has recorded and toured internationally as a lead alto with Paquito D'Rivera's United Nations Orchestra, once led by the
legendary Dizzy Gillespie. In 1999 Oscar recorded the album "Tropicana Nights", with a Big Band conducted by Paquito D'Rivera which received the Latin Grammy Award 2000 for "Best Latin Jazz Album".
In 2000 he recorded the album "The Grande Passion" with guitar legend Al Di Meola and recently toured Europe and South Africa with Grammy winner and top producer/arranger Eumir Deodato.
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Wednesday July 13
HIROYA TSUKAMOTO TRIO / LOS CHANGOS TRIO
Sets 9:30 pm & 11 pm.
Hiroya Tsukamoto is a one of a kind composer and guitarist. He began his musical career playing the five-string banjo when he was thirteen, and took up
the guitar shortly after. Influenced by many songwriters like Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Niel Young and James Taylor, he started to compose songs in the folk genre while attending high school in his
native Kyoto, Japan.
In 1994, Hiroya entered The Osaka University of Foreign Studies and majored in Comparative Cultural Studies of South America. He developed a deep interest in jazz and formed a fusion band called
Playa Azul. His group performed live on Japanese radio and in various jazz festivals throughout the Osaka area. Inspired by the nueva canción movement, he joined a traditional South
American music group called Voces del Sur and performed all over Japan.
In 2000, Hiroya received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music and came to the United States. Since then, he has studied with Wayne Krantz, Mick Goodrick, Hal Crook and Adam Rogers. He is also
the recipient of the Professional Music Achievement Award (2003). Hiroya is a recording artist of the Boston-based record label Jazz Revelation Records. Hiroya completed a full-length album entitiled
"The Other Side of the World" with his band "interoceanico" and released it in March 2004. The album was introduced by well-known DJ Peter Barakan on Japanese National Radio.
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Wednesday July 6
FERNANDO HUERGO QUARTET / LOS CHANGOS TRIO
Sets 9:30 pm & 11 pm.
Fernando Huergo was born in Cordoba, Argentina. This talented bass player has recorded over 70 albums, including 7 as leader. Fernando has toured in
North, Central and South America, Europe and Asia. He has performed with great musicians like Tom Harrell, Dave Liebman, Billy Pierce, George Garzone, Jerry Bergonzi, Dave Kikoski, Rick Margitza,
Kenny Werner, Danilo Perez, David Sanchez, Don Braden, Claudio Roditi, Mike Stern, Dave Weckl, Giovanni Hidalgo, Horacio Hernandez, Richie Flores, Paulo Braga, Romero Lubambo and Portinho. Fernando
graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1992, where he is an Assistant Professor in the Bass Department. He has also taught at Tufts University since 2001.
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LOS CHANGOS TRIO
Julio A. Santillán - guitar
Julio is a young composer and guitarist from Tucumán, Argentina. He has studied classical guitar and composition at Instituto Superior de Música (Argentina) and then graduated Summa
Cum Laude with a dual major in Jazz and Classical Composition from Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA). He received the 2004 Meet the Composer/Van Lier Fellowship, the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award,
the Arif Mardin Award, Ascaplus Award, the Contemporary Writing and Production Achievement Award and the BEST Scholarship (Berklee). He has recorded and performed with many musicians from Argentina,
Boston and New York including César Isella, Oscar Stagnaro, Livingston Taylor, Raúl Carnota and Sandra Mihanovich. As an arranger he has worked with artists from all over the world.
Since 1998 Julio leads "Los Changos" (trio & septet) a group that performs his own compositions. Currently he is a faculty member at Manhattan College.
Franco Pinna - drums
Franco has performed and recorded a wide variety of rhythms with many artists such as Julio Santillan, Marta Gomez, Fernando Huergo Fernando Isella y Los Makanudos, Sandra Mihanovich, Santiago
Greco, Daniele Camarda , Manuel Santos, Katie Viqueira, Danilo Perez, Diego Urcola, Nando Michelin, Pablo Ablanedo , Bonnie Raitt, Livingston Taylor, Bruce Barth, Oscar Stagnaro, Chris Cheek,
Guillermo Klein, Jeff Ballard, Oscar Feldman, Claudio Ragazzi, Hiroya Tsukamoto among others. As a sideman, Franco has recorded more than 30 CDs, some of them released by prestigious labels such as
"Fresh Sound" ,"Chesky Records", "BigSur Records" and "Putumayo".
Fernando Huergo - bass
Fernando has performed with Mike Stern, Danilo Perez, Dave Weckl, David Sanchez, Dave Liebman, Claudio Roditi, Tom Harrell, Jeff Ballard, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Bruce Barth and Dave Kikoski. He teaches
bass at Berklee College of Music. He has recorded more than 70 albums and toured with many latin-jazz artists from New York and Boston.
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