María Volonté + Blue Tango Project

Author: KCF

  • María Volonté performs “La flor de la canela”

    María Volonté performs “La flor de la canela”

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  • Milonga del Cabernet at Robert Mondavi Winery

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    The sold-out crowd only added to the festive ambiance at the beautiful Robert Mondavi Winery in the Napa Valley wine country. Tango music, dancing, Argentine food and a perfect night in the vineyard under the stars.

  • Maria en Argentina!… en el Jazz Voyeur Club

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    Jueves 8, 15, 22, 29 de octubre y 5, 12, 19, 26 de noviembre a las 21 hs María Volonté / Nueve Vidas Desde el jueves 8 de octubre, María Volonté actuará en el Jazz Voyeur Club de Buenos Aires, presentando su recital Nueve vidas. Después de girar exitosamente por Estados Unidos durante dos años…

  • Tango Workshop at the Jazz School, Berkeley, CA)

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    [lang_en] Thanks once again to all the friends that came to this workshop and shared their passion and curiosity about Tango with us. Check out some pictures![/lang_en] [lang_es] Gracias a todos los amigos que vinieron al workshop que presenté el domingo 30 de agosto en el Jazz School (Berkeley,CA) por compartir su pasión y su…

  • Maria Volonte: Te Espero by Charles Aznavour with Daniel Maza

    Maria Volonte: Te Espero by Charles Aznavour with Daniel Maza

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    Maria Volonte sings the classic Charles Aznavour tune “Te espero” with the Daniel Maza Trio on Argentine TV.

  • Le Boeuf Brothers and Mike Ruby Quintet

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    [lang_en]They are super talented, thoughtful , refreshing, creative, delightfully fun on stage…and so young! Check this link out so you can’t say I didn’t tell you! http://www.lbjazz.com/ Some pictures from a wonderful night …[/lang_en] [lang_es]Super talentosos, profundos, frescos, creativos, deliciosamente graciosos en el escenario…y tan jovenes! Visita este link, asi despues no me decis que…

  • Visit to Djerassi / Visita a Djerassi

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    [one_half] English: Thanks to my friends Jose Maria Francos -Technical Director of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts- and dancer and choreographer Jose Navarrete, last weekend I had a wonderful experience: to visit and see first hand how artists live and work together at the famous Djerassi Resident Artists Program. This incredible space is…

  • NY: Polly Ferman – SOLD OUT!!!

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    [lang_es]Noche perfecta en Joe’s Pub: esto es lo genial de jugar con artistas y propuestas diferentes. Tenes que estar atenta, conectada a fondo con cada uno de los músicos, alerta. Es la mejor oportunidad para saltar al vacío y crear con cada canción un momento único, de verdad. Gracias a Polly Ferman, pianista consagrada y…

  • Allentown: old and new friends

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    ENGLISH>>> In a show produced by our friend Sharon Hillman, I sang once again in Pennsylvania, this time sponsored by the Allentown Symphony Hall. My solo show “Maria Volonte: Intima” has Kevin Footer on harmonica as a guest artist. Thanks to Sharon and to Sheila Evans, Executive Director of the theater for supporting the music…

  • Nueva York: Maria con “Glamour Tango”

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      [lang_en]GlamourTango Quintet 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…

  • San Francisco Jazz Festival Concert

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    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…

  • On Stage in NY

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    Photos from Maria’s concerts in New York and Pennsylvannia, June 2009.

  • Maria and friends / Maria con amigos

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  • Maria en
    Revista Sophia

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    El agua, los vientos y el cielo, igual que la vida, trajeron y se llevaron muchas cosas”, dice María Volonté en el texto-presentación de su último disco, Sudestada, y a uno casi le parece escucharla desde lejos, con voz honda y aterciopelada.

  • SF Jazz: Maria Volonte performance

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    [lang_en] 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…

  • Performing with Edgardo Cambon and Urubanda at “La Peña (Berkeley,CS)Con Edgardo Cambon y Urubanda en Berkeley, California

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    When Edgardo Cambon – the great Uruguayan band leader, percussionist and composer – invited me to sing with his Candombe group “Urubanda” as a guest artist I immediately said “Yes!” We Argentinians and our neighbors from the Rio de la Plata have so many musical passions in common!… I’ve been following Edgardo’s impressive career in…

  • Maria Volonte: One to Tango

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    The Monthly – January 2009 One to Tango | Oakland transplant and Argentine tango star María Volonté delivers a classic blend of Argentine folk, bossa nova and jazz. | By Reese Erlich María Volonté entered the Cafe Tortoni, the oldest and most famous tango club in Buenos Aires, wearing a full-length gown, her hands cupped…

  • Maria Volonte: Tango’s Shimmering Star

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    Global Rhythm magazine – October 2008 The cover of the October issue of Global Rhythm magazine called Maria Volonte “tango’s shimmering star.” Editor Tad Hendrickson, who caught Maria’s New York show recently, said “About two minutes into her new CD Sudestada, I knew that she’d be perfect for the magazine. Seeing her live at a…

  • At the Benbow Inn with Akira Tana

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    [lang_en] Garberville, California — In the middle of mountains covered in redwoods, after a curve in the winding road, The Benbow Inn appears like a hidden gem. Once a hideaway for Hollywood stars following its opening in 1926, the Benbow Inn is a grand hotel built in isolated, but spectacular surroundings. I was invited by…

  • María Volonté y la pasión por el tango

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    (por Anahí Rubin, para Latin Week NY) María Volonté es considerada una de las voces con mayor intensidad emocional y originalidad musical de Argentina. Su pasión y talento la han llevado a numeroso escenarios internacionales, como Londres, Viena, Helsinki, y por supuesto Estados Unidos, donde se presentó en el famoso club de jazz, Yoshi’s en…