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Pablo ZieglerGuest Artist
PABLO ZIEGLER, piano Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Latin GRAMMY-winning pianist PABLO ZIEGLER began performing classical repertoire at the age of fourteen. In the early 1960's, influenced by Bebop and Dixieland music, he began playing jazz. It was while performing and arranging jazz that he formed the Pablo Ziegler Trio, which reflected Ziegler's musical background through the presentation of jazz arrangements of classical music. In 1978 Ziegler was invited to join Astor Piazzolla's New Tango Quintet. Ziegler formed his own Quartet for New Tango in 1990 which blended classic tango rhythms with jazz improvisations, something that previously had not been part of the tango lexicon. Since 2002 Ziegler has been presenting his quartet once a year at important festivals and venues in the U.S. and abroad, and European performances with the Pablo Ziegler Trio. Ziegler is not only a performer but also an enthusiastic educator. He has given master classes at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), and workshops at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, and the Arhus Conservatory. Mr. Ziegler's compositions are also performed and recorded by musicians throughout the world. CLAUDIO RAGAZZI, guitar CLAUDIO RAGAZZI graduated in Jazz Composition and Arranging from Berklee College of Music in 1984. For the past ten years he has been scoring music for film and television, theater and ballet as well as performing both as sideman and with his own group. He recently performed with jazz legends Gary Burton, Joe Lovano and Paquito D'Rivera at Carnegie Hall and with world renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma on the music television series Sessions at Studio 54. HÉCTOR DEL CURTO, bandoneon Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, HÉCTOR DEL CURTO has traveled the world both as soloist and chamber musician, having shared the stage with Astor Piazzolla, Osvaldo Pugliese, and Julio Bocca. In April 1999 he appeared at Carnegie Hall with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. He won Best Bandoneon Player under Twenty-five when he was only seventeen. As a conductor he directed the show Forever Tango on Broadway as well as numerous other concerts featuring tango music. |
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