Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music. A virtuoso bandoneonist, he regularly performed his own compositions with a variety of ensembles. In 1992, American music critic Stephen Holden described Piazzolla as "the world's foremost composer of Tango music".
Tango is a style of music in 2
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Carlos Di Sarli was an Argentine tango musician, orchestra leader, composer and pianist.
Osvaldo Pedro Pugliese was an Argentinian tango musician. He developed dramatic arrangements that retained strong elements of the walking beat of salon tango but also heralded the development of concert-style tango music. Some of his music, mostly since the 1950s, is used for theatrical dance performances. In Buenos Aires, Pugliese is often played later in the evening when the dancers want to dance more slowly, impressionistically and intimately.
Lunático is the second album by Gotan Project. It was released in 2006 by the Paris-based ¡Ya Basta! records, run by Philippe Cohen Solal. The album is named Lunático after the racehorse of legendary tango master Carlos Gardel.
Octavio Brunetti was a pianist, arranger and composer from Argentina. He was best known for his participation in the album Te amo tango by Raul Jaurena, which won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Tango Album in 2007, and was one of the most sought after tango pianists.
Bajofondo is a Río de la Plata-based music band consisting of eight musicians from Argentina and Uruguay, which aims to create a more contemporary version of tango and other musical styles of the Río de la Plata region. It was founded in the early 2000s as a studio experiment, which culminated into the successful album Bajofondo Tango Club. This led to touring and eventually to the current lineup. Bajofondo calls itself a collaborative as all members have solo careers as well. The group has toured around the world, particularly in Latin America, the United States, Europe and parts of Asia. Their music is known to a wider audience than those who know their name as their music has been used in film and television.
Miguel Angel Varvello is an Argentinian musician who plays and teaches the bandoneon.
Libertango is a composition by tango composer and bandoneon player Astor Piazzolla, recorded and published in 1974 in Milan. The title is a portmanteau merging "Libertad" and "tango", symbolizing Piazzolla's break from classical tango to tango nuevo.
Atilio Stampone was an Argentine pianist, composer, and arranger prominent in the Tango genre.
Sverre Indris Joner is a Norwegian musician, composer, and arranger. He frequently performs on piano and percussion.
Juan José Mosalini was an Argentinian bandoneon player. He specialized in tango nuevo and resided in France.
Eirik Hegdal is a Norwegian Jazz musician (saxophone), composer, arranger and music teacher, known from the band Dingobats (1995-2005) and as leader of Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.
Summit is an album by Argentinean bandoneonist Astor Piazzolla and jazz saxophonist Gerry Mulligan. The original LP was recorded and released in Italy in 1974.
Njål Ølnes is a Norwegian jazz musician, composer and jazz educator currently residing in Nesodden.
Rodolfo Miguel Montironi is an Argentine bandoneonist, conductor, composer and arranger who has been involved in many tango orchestras in addition to his own.
Incidental Tango is Argentine electrotango band Tanghetto's fifth studio album. The album was released in December 2012.
Alfredo Julio Floro Gobbi was a violin player, composer and bandleader in Argentina during the golden age of tango. He was known as the romantic violin of the tango.
Lothar Hensel is a German bandoneon player, composer and arrangeur.
Tangos is a studio album by Panamanian musician Rubén Blades, it was released on June 24, 2014, through Sunnyside Records. The album consists of eleven new versions of compositions by Blades in the style of tango, it features produccion and arrangements by Argentine musician Carlos Franzetti and the participation of Leopoldo Federico's orquestra and the Prague Symphony Orchestra.
