Results for "Argentina"

Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival

by Mark Holston
February 8, 2019

Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival Buenos Aires, Argentina November 14-19, 2018 Over the course of its 11-year history, the annual Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival has taken Monk's “Straight, No Chaser" creed to heart. When it comes to programming, few festivals in the world can match the Argentine event for its choice ...

marcelo von schultz

Born: June 16, 1976

Marcelo von Schultz (Argentina, 1976) musician, drummer and teacher. Coming from the scene of jazz and creative music from the West (Dervish, Doña Marìa, Antü) for several years is devoted to the exploration and development of improvised music and free jazz.He has recorded two albums with Catriel Nievas, Dùo (2014) and Tùneles (2016) both edited by the French label Adaptador Records.Currently he continues playing in Dervish and is part of the trio Haiti, along with Cecilia Quinteros and Sergio Merce, a duo with Hernán Samá and the Mokita quartet with Cecilia Quinteros, Christoph Gallio and Alex Elgier.As a teacher he dictates the subject Afro-Latin Percussion of the chair of battery at the School of Art of Luján (Prov

Marcelo Berestovoy

Marcelo berestovoy's live repertoire is an eclectic mix of Rumba Flamenco, Jazz, Tango, Gypsy swing and guitar driven arrangements of popular, well known songs. His Spanish guitar versions of Beatles songs are among his audience's favorites. Marcelo session/touring and writing credits include some of the biggest names in Latin Pop and Hollywood movies. Marcelo plays over 100 live shows each year and his reputation is rapidly growing around the globe through both his live performances as well as countless instructional guitar videos. In my own words: When I was about 10 or 11 years old, I found two records among my father’s collection that would change things forever: The Beatles Abbey Road and Revolver

Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival 2017

by Mark Holston
January 31, 2018

Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival Buenos Aires, Argentina November 15-20, 2017 Mid November in Buenos Aires is a special time of the year. True to the meaning of the city's name, the air is crisp and fresh and blossoming jacaranda trees bathe the greater metropolitan area in a dazzling shower of purple ...

Lucky Bamba: From Noflag to Solo Career

by Jim Olin
January 28, 2018

Lucky Bamba is a young Argentinian singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who just released his debut single “Let You Go" on October 27, 2017, and well-regarded as a musician of worldwide acclaim. In fact, many will recognize his work as a producer and musician for the Christmas album Las Mejores Canciones De Navidad, which ranked No. 6 on ...

Pablo Diaz: Drumming Life

by Jakob Baekgaard
August 22, 2017

Rhythm is in our body and in our blood. The heart beats and our pulse is a sign of life. Instinctively, humans have connected themselves with rhythm from early days until the present. Just think of ancient tribe rituals or the mechanic trance of a techno party. Many jazz percussionists have dedicated their ...

Buenos Aires Jazz Festival 2016

by Mark Holston
January 9, 2017

Buenos Aires International Jazz FestivalBuenos Aires, Argentina November 23-28, 2016 The Buenos Aires International Jazz Festival is slowly but steadily becoming one of the elite events of its kind. The recently-concluded 16th edition of the annual series of concerts, clinics and films was more stylistically-expansive than in past years. The six day ...

NendoDango Records: Reinventing Tradition

by Jakob Baekgaard
December 6, 2016

Argentinian jazz is in a very good state. Young musicians are gathering in collectives, trying to spread the word. They primarily use platforms such as bandcamp to release their music digitally, although physical formats are also occasionally available. Kuai Music is one of the major new players on the field, but new labels arrive all the ...

Marco Sanguinetti: Cómo Desaparecer Completamente (How to Disappear Completely)

by Troy Dostert
November 11, 2016

Argentinian pianist Marco Sanguinetti has brought his imaginative, genre-crossing sensibility to projects like “8" (2014), an album of original, Latin-inspired pieces filtered through thoroughly modern stylistic devices, and his work with Pibe-A, which has recorded tributes to Pink Floyd's “Dark Side of the Moon" and Radiohead's “Kid A." Given his track record of eclecticism and ambition, ...

Calato: Swong

by Mark Corroto
August 27, 2016

There is a word, “earworm" or sometimes the term “brainworm" is used to describe the phenomena of getting a song stuck in your head. One that repeats, and repeats and repeats itself. Usually, it is a saccharin pop song with a hook. Strange, then, to catch an earworm from the songs played by the Argentinian free ...