Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet at The Falcon

Featuring:
Pedro Giraudo/Leader/Bass, Emilio Teubal/Piano, Rodolfo Zanetti/Bandoneón, Jeremias Sergiani Velázquez/Violin

http://www.pedrogiraudo.com/

Twenty years since his arrival from Argentina, Pedro Giraudo has risen to prominence in the worlds of TANGO and JAZZ.
As a composer and arranger, Giraudo has been hailed by critics as one of the most creative and daring bandleaders today. His compositions combine his love of classical forms, Argentine tango and folk music, with the spontaneity of jazz improvisation. The band, which boasts some of New York’s finest jazz musicians, has performed regularly in the most prestigious jazz clubs in the New York City area, including the Jazz Standard, Birdland, The Jazz Gallery, Blue Note, Joe’s Pub, as well as abroad. Pedro Giraudo has also conducted the world renowned WDR Big Band and Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra....

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Featuring:
Pedro Giraudo/Leader/Bass, Emilio Teubal/Piano, Rodolfo Zanetti/Bandoneón, Jeremias Sergiani Velázquez/Violin

http://www.pedrogiraudo.com/

Twenty years since his arrival from Argentina, Pedro Giraudo has risen to prominence in the worlds of TANGO and JAZZ.
As a composer and arranger, Giraudo has been hailed by critics as one of the most creative and daring bandleaders today. His compositions combine his love of classical forms, Argentine tango and folk music, with the spontaneity of jazz improvisation. The band, which boasts some of New York’s finest jazz musicians, has performed regularly in the most prestigious jazz clubs in the New York City area, including the Jazz Standard, Birdland, The Jazz Gallery, Blue Note, Joe’s Pub, as well as abroad. Pedro Giraudo has also conducted the world renowned WDR Big Band and Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra.
Pedro Giraudo has collaborated with Grammy Award winners Pablo Ziegle and Paquito D’Rivera, and with Dizzy Gillespie’s protégé William Cepeda, as well as ‘Tango meets Jazz’ guests: Branford Marsalis, Kenny Garret, Regina Carter, Nestor Torres, Miguel Zenon among others. In 2014 Ruben Blades’ CD “Tangos” on which he recorded bass won two Grammys Awards (Best Tango Album & Best Latin Pop).

“...an opulent listening experience of modern, orchestral jazz, brimming with passionate improvisations, deliberate contrapuntal melodies and plush harmonies. - John Murph/Downbeat Magazine

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