Presented by TeatroStageFest in association with Joe’s Pub as part of New York’s third annual artistic, educational, and cultural celebration produced by the Latino International Theater Festival of New York, Inc. For complete calendar of events June 15-28, 2009, visit www.teatrostagefest.org.
Tango has never sizzled as hot as in this New York premiere at TeatroStageFest of GlamourTango Quintet, an all-women ensemble that will beguile audiences with the most passionate music from South America’s Rio de la Plata region.
Under the musical direction of Uruguay’s leading pianist Polly Ferman, the concert will also feature Argentina’s Latin Grammy-nominated vocalist Maria Volonte, and renowned international recording artists Tali Roth- Guitar, Machiko Ozawa- Violin, Anne Lieberwirth- Double Bass, and Eleonora Ferreyra- Bandoneon, who has flown in from Buenos Aires especially for this one-night-only tribute to the many contributions made by women to this timeless musical genre. GlamourTango Quintet will move audiences with their extraordinary artistry and pasión.
I’m not going to tell tell you that my Sunday show at the Legion of Honor was a great success (even though it was). If you were there, you know that and I think you could see how much it meant to me and my band they way everyone responded.
I have been putting a lot of work and passion into spreading Argentine music around the world and I put a LOT of energy into preparing for this very important concert. This American adventure (I arrived here 18-months ago) has been a big challenge but it has also been full of wonderful surprises.
I am still recovering from the highs we reached on stage the other day. I felt like a rock star! I could never have done it without the wonderful musicians I who work with me. They are an incredible combination of talent, artistic curiosity and true love of music. They joined me in this crusade and helped me to prove once more that music is the language of souls.
Each concert is its own journey. Honestly, I wasn’t sure how the audience in San Francisco would receive my music. I sing in Spanish and tango is identified more by a dance than its songs. I love the music of Argentina and I have dedicated my life to it but that doesn’t guarantee that other people will share that fascination. But any fears I had were erased by the explosive standing ovation after the last song. It felt like I had just scored a goal in a soccer match!
I cherish the things people told me afterward! My goodness! I love them for taking the time to come to me, opening their hearts and saying what they felt listening to the music! Sometimes with words but also with their embraces, their huge smiles and even their tears.
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If you have ever experienced life from a table in a Buenos Aires cafe, then you know their seductive charms: the idle afternoons, the late-night comradeship that embraces of both loners and lovers, the resurrections found in these urban temples.
Argentine visual artist Rafael Landea, celebrates that life in a new series of drawings. Glimpse them in a new video set to Maria Volonte singing “El Ultimo Cafe.”
Here’s what SF Jazz is saying about Maria Volonte:
While there are many young musicians blending tango with techno beats, it’s rare to find an artist advancing the form who is so deeply steeped in tango’s fearless embrace of love, obsession and loss. María Volonté made an immediate mark when her 1996 debut Tango y Otras Pasiones was named one of the top 100 tango recordings of all time. Her third CD , Fuimos, was nominated for a Latin Grammy and earned her the 2004 Gardel Prize, Argentina’s highest musical award. Volonté’s recent music softens tango’s jagged edges with lilting bossa nova rhythms and lush jazz harmonies, while retaining the music’s essential passion.
“Tango’s shimmering star” —Global Rhythm
Concert info:
Maria Volonte Tango Jazz Ensemble at the SF Jazz Festival
May 31, 2009 at 2pm
at the Florence Gould Theatre at the Legion of Honor
Tickets $25
Online at www.sfjazz.org or by telephone (866) 920-JAZZ.
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