The violinist and the Aspect Chamber Series celebrated Astor Piazzolla's centenary with tango nuevo, poetry and dance.
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BC Arts: NYC Celebrates Astor Piazzolla in Music and Theater
'That's Not Tango' and the Neave Trio at Lincoln Center declare July the season for the music of the great Argentine tango nuevo composer Astor Piazzolla.
Read More »Music Reviews: ‘Two Hands to Tango’ from Håkon Skogstad, ‘Chaplin’s Smile’ from Philippe Quint
Two worthy adaptation projects: inventive piano tangos from Skogstad and sweet violin interpretations of Charlie Chaplin's movie music from Quint
Read More »Music Review: Pablo Aslan – ‘Contrabajo: Works for Bass and String Quartet’
Great musicians often speak to us most sincerely when they put genre aside and write and play what's in their own distinctive hearts.
Read More »Music Review: Neave Trio with Carla Jablonski – ‘Celebrating Piazzolla’
Together the musicians craft the feel of a much larger band, taking turns evoking the bandoneón through technique and imaginative force, and summoning orchestral depth by turns dark and brilliant.
Read More »Music Review: Tangos by Roger Davidson – ‘Te Extraño Buenos Aires’
While this musical approach is not particularly adventurous and retro in feel, it is lush and full-blooded; it is music that excites.
Read More »I Shall Be Released: New Recordings and Tours from Rihanna, Kid Ink, Chris Brown, Shelby Lynne and More
Plus Florence + the Machine, Alabama Shakes, The Replacements, Buena Vista Social Club, Larry Coryell, Jorma Kaukonen, Simone Dinnerstein, and The Yardbirds.
Read More »Music Review: Jazz-Crossover Albums from Roger Davidson, Gary Gray, and Pascal Bokar
These albums are excellent reminders that genre labels have their limits, a testament not to anyone's lack of imagination but to the universality of this thing we call music.
Read More »Music Review: Ann Hobson Pilot, Lucia Lin and J.P. Jofre – ‘Astor Piazzolla: Escualo’
Piazzolla's music contains multitudes of possibilities, gentleness always among them.
Read More »Music Review: Diego El Cigala – ‘Romance de la Luna Tucumana’
'Romance de la Luna Tucumana' is an album that will please Latin music lovers, as well as those with eclectic tastes.
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