Pedro Giraudo Sextet "an Argentinian In Ny" at The Falcon

"Well thought out and impeccably executed, 'An Argentinian in New York', is a superb entry in the unfolding story of pan-Latin Jazz, and an early candidate for big band album of the year." - JAZZIZ

Originally from Córdoba Argentina, Pedro Giraudo has become NYS's most versatile bassist, composer and arranger, performing in a wide variety of musical projects, both his own award-winning ensembles and as a member of several prominent ensembles, ranging from tango to jazz.

In 2014 Ruben Blades’ CD “Tangos” on which Pedro recorded bass won two Grammys (Best Tango Album & Best Latin Pop). He has collaborated with Grammy award-winner Pablo Ziegler, nine-time Grammy award winner Paquito D’Rivera, and Dizzy Gillespie’s protégé William Cepeda, as well as ‘Tango meets Jazz’ guests: Branford Marsalis, Kenny Garret, Regina Carter, Nestor Torres, Miguel Zenon among many others. ...

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"Well thought out and impeccably executed, 'An Argentinian in New York', is a superb entry in the unfolding story of pan-Latin Jazz, and an early candidate for big band album of the year." - JAZZIZ

Originally from Córdoba Argentina, Pedro Giraudo has become NYS's most versatile bassist, composer and arranger, performing in a wide variety of musical projects, both his own award-winning ensembles and as a member of several prominent ensembles, ranging from tango to jazz.

In 2014 Ruben Blades’ CD “Tangos” on which Pedro recorded bass won two Grammys (Best Tango Album & Best Latin Pop). He has collaborated with Grammy award-winner Pablo Ziegler, nine-time Grammy award winner Paquito D’Rivera, and Dizzy Gillespie’s protégé William Cepeda, as well as ‘Tango meets Jazz’ guests: Branford Marsalis, Kenny Garret, Regina Carter, Nestor Torres, Miguel Zenon among many others.

Pedro Giraudo has also been the musical director of Tango for All’s ‘Blind’, Mariela Franganillo Company’s “Tango Connection” and “Tango Recuerdo” and performed with U.S.’s most prominent tango ensembles including ‘Forever Tango’, Hector Del Curto’s Eternal Tango, Fernando Otero’s X-Tango and Daniel Binelli’s ‘Tango Metropolis’.

He has participated in numerous jazz and music festivals throughout the North America, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia, and performed in venues such as The Blue Note (Japan & USA), Birdland (Austria), London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, Jazz Festival Royale in Thailand, Kennedy Center (Washington DC), Iridium, Jazz Standard, Blue Note, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall (NYC).

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