Escalandrum: Piazzolla Plays Piazzolla at Birdland

This historic concert pays tribute to Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), world-renowned virtuoso bandoneón player and groundbreaking composer of Argentina's Nuevo (New) Tango. Buenos Aires based Escalandrum introduces New York to its critically-acclaimed album “Piazzolla Plays Piazzolla,” recently nominated as "Best Jazz Album" and "Best Album of the Year" by Argentina's 2012 Gardel Music Awards. This concert marks the final stop in the band's “2012: The Year of Piazzolla” world tour which included Milan, Rome, Paris, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Lisbon, Barcelona, and Bogota. Escalandrum was founded in 1999 by Astor's grandson Daniel, and these concerts commemorate a masterful composer who broke away Tango by incorporating elements of Jazz...

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This historic concert pays tribute to Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), world-renowned virtuoso bandoneón player and groundbreaking composer of Argentina's Nuevo (New) Tango. Buenos Aires based Escalandrum introduces New York to its critically-acclaimed album “Piazzolla Plays Piazzolla,” recently nominated as "Best Jazz Album" and "Best Album of the Year" by Argentina's 2012 Gardel Music Awards. This concert marks the final stop in the band's “2012: The Year of Piazzolla” world tour which included Milan, Rome, Paris, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Lisbon, Barcelona, and Bogota. Escalandrum was founded in 1999 by Astor's grandson Daniel, and these concerts commemorate a masterful composer who broke away Tango by incorporating elements of Jazz. Two generations of Piazzolla musicianship at their best! Escalandrum is comprised of Daniel ¨Pipi¨Piazzolla (drums), Nicolas Guerschberg (piano), Mariano Sívori (bass), Damián Fogiel (tenor sax), Martín Pantyrer (bass clarinet, baritone sax) and Gustavo Musso (alto sax, soprano sax).

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