With 10
albums released & 26 international tours made, including 6 consecutive
years in UK, the band performed in the most prestigious jazz clubs and
festivals in Europe, USA, China, Russia, South America and Africa.
“Synphonic Piazzolla” was his last project, premiered in 2021 together with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Nis Serbia and a version for chamber orchestra was presented on its 2022 tour together with the Belgrade Chamber Youth Orchestra at the Guarnerius Institut in Belgrade, Serbia.
This year
the group returns to The Globe with a new repertoire that – that in addition to
the work of Astor Piazzolla- explores a good part of traditional tango,
especially the work of the great legend of Tango, the great singer and composer
Carlos Gardel.
This
showcase is a unique musical fusion of Tango and Jazz, a fascinating
journey from the origins of traditional Tango to the innovative proposals of
Astor Piazzolla’s music.
Tango
Jazz Quartet magically captures the harmonies and the improvisation of jazz to
blend them with the melodies and rhythms of tango. The striking contrast
between the vibrant and playful “milongas”, the romantic “tango-waltzes” and
the electrifying music of Piazzzola will not leave anyone in the audience
indifferent.
Saxophonist
and clarinetist Gustavo Firmenich, leader of TJQ recreated with this band the
dancing evenings that were common in the golden era of the tango in Buenos
Aires, where Tango and Jazz lived together although playing separately.
Founded
in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2009 and after more than 13 years of
uninterrupted tours, Tango Jazz Quartet has consolidated its presence in the
music scene of most places in the world.
Declared
since 2012 “Musical Group of Cultural Interest” by the Argentine Foreign
Ministry last year Tango Jazz Quartet was awarded the “Ambassadors of Tango”
diploma by the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires.
Band
members
Martín
Rao de Vita, on bass
Santiago Villalba, on piano
Ezequiel Vargas, on drums
Gustavo Firmenich, on tenor sax & clarinet.
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