Pedro Giraudo Big Band at Jazz Standard

"Following his critically-acclaimed 2011 Zoho release 'Córdoba,' Giraudo has created another masterwork with the daring and immensely rewarding CUENTOS. He treats his listeners to ravishingly detailed expressions of Argentine music forms and themes while standing solidly in the tradition of such North American masters as Duke Ellington, Thad Jones and Gil Evans. A true milestone of contemporary big band writing!"

--Mark Holston, JAZZIZ and LATINO magazines

Cuentos (“Stories”) is Giraudo’s ase sixth as a leader and his second release on the Zoho Music label. Córdoba was widely celebrated among both fans of contemporary large ensemble writing and jazz critics. DownBeat Magazine lauded his music as "an opulent listening experience of modern, orchestral jazz, brimming with passionate improvisations, deliberate contrapuntal melodies and plush harmonies.” Now, with fleshed out trombone and trumpet sections and a percussionist in the mix, Giraudo’s new Big Band is today capable of delivering even more stunning results....

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"Following his critically-acclaimed 2011 Zoho release 'Córdoba,' Giraudo has created another masterwork with the daring and immensely rewarding CUENTOS. He treats his listeners to ravishingly detailed expressions of Argentine music forms and themes while standing solidly in the tradition of such North American masters as Duke Ellington, Thad Jones and Gil Evans. A true milestone of contemporary big band writing!"

--Mark Holston, JAZZIZ and LATINO magazines

Cuentos (“Stories”) is Giraudo’s ase sixth as a leader and his second release on the Zoho Music label. Córdoba was widely celebrated among both fans of contemporary large ensemble writing and jazz critics. DownBeat Magazine lauded his music as "an opulent listening experience of modern, orchestral jazz, brimming with passionate improvisations, deliberate contrapuntal melodies and plush harmonies.” Now, with fleshed out trombone and trumpet sections and a percussionist in the mix, Giraudo’s new Big Band is today capable of delivering even more stunning results.

NOTE: sets at 7:30 and 10:00 pm

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