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Gustavo Firmenich (tenor sax, clarinet); Santiago
Villalba (piano); Martín Rao de Vita (bass
guitar): Ezequiel Vargas (drums)
Most of
the jazzheads were absent. However, the tangophiles more than made up for it.
The room was close to bursting point, chairs were at a premium and the bar
staff were kept busy.
The Tango
Jazz Quartet have been regular visitors to the Globe over the years even Covid
didn't stop them, they posted a livestream from Buenos Aires.
Their
concept is an interesting one, blowing jazz over traditional Argentinian
rhythms such as the tango, the milonga and maybe the habanera. It works.
I made no attempt to note the titles as, although Firmenich's English is better than my Spanish it wasn't always easy to comprende.
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It didn't matter, his music speaks for itself. At times his big sound
on tenor was reminiscent of Ben Webster whilst he displayed a fluency on
clarinet that many a lesser player would die for.
Rao de Vita impressed on bass guitar as did Vargas who handled the many tempo changes with ease.
I look forward to their next visit maybe I'll have learned to tango by then - maybe! Lance
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