The Jazz Kitchen will host an extraordinary concert this Sunday, October 15, when a pair of virtuoso pianists join forces for a celebration of contemporary Argentine tango music. The program is part ...

If you've wondered why the famous Argentine dance of tango has attracted numerous jazz artists from Gerry Mulligan to Wynton Marsalis, this stunningly passionate and informative overview of tango will ...

Michelangelo 70; La Fundicion; Milonga Del Adios; Buenos Aires Report; Blues Porteno; Fuga Y Misterio; Elegante Canyenguito; La Rayuela; Muchacha De Boedo; Libertango. On ''Jazz Tango'', the ...

In 1959, Astor Piazzolla – a genius of tango composition and performance – released “Take Me Dancing,” an album he later deemed an artistic “sin.” The jazz-inspired recording, which Piazzolla had ...

Tango music has influenced many nations as it travels around the world. Tango My Passion, an episode of the Musical Discoveries series produced by Dr. Monika Krajewska, is a short documentary tracing ...

When you hear the word “tango,” several thoughts probably come to mind: It’s dance music. It’s played by men. And it’s strictly a Latin genre. San Francisco pianist Sumi Lee challenges all three ...

This weekend, dance aficionados can choose between two of the most popular contemporary motifs: tango and jazz. The New Orleans Ballet Association will present “Tango Fire,” a 10-member tango ensemble ...

Jazz and tango musicians plan to liven up the Manoel Theatre with a Music Weekend later this month following an agreement signed with Go plc yesterday. Two separate evening performances will be held ...

Leandro “Gato” Barbieri, the influential Latin jazz bandleader and saxophonist best known for his Grammy-winning score to the film Last Tango in Paris, died Saturday at a New York hospital following a ...

For World Cafe's 13th episode of Latin Roots, Latin-music expert Ernesto Lechner talks tango. Lechner was born and raised in Buenos Aires, which is widely regarded as the genre's birthplace. "Tango ...

It’s 45 minutes into Queen City Tango’s twice-monthly milonga, and my tango partner and I are nowhere near ready to join the other dancers. In a mirror-lined dance studio hung with paper lanterns at ...