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Pablo Ziegler:

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Programs:

Quartet for New Tango Trio for New Tango Tango Meets Jazz

Related Projects:

Two To Tango: Pablo Ziegler & Christopher O'Riley Pablo Ziegler & Lara St. John:
Piazzolla's Central Park Concert Sounds of Buenos Aires:
New Tango for Orchestra

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Pablo Ziegler

Pianist, Composer, Arranger

"Ziegler... plays straight from the beating, bleeding heart of nuevo tango, with its Argentinian mix of swagger and sweetness."
— The Guardian

"He is cool, understated and makes everything look easy and natural... Just as a really suave tango dancer seems not to move with feet but on wheels, Ziegler skates the keyboard."
— The Los Angeles Times

"When Piazzolla departed this Earth in 1992, the torch was passed to his longtime pianist who's been carrying it proudly ever since."
— All About Jazz

For decades, Buenos Aires-born, Latin Grammy-winning pianist, composer and arranger Pablo Ziegler has been one of the most important figures in Argentine New Tango, the vibrant musical hybrid of classic tango, American jazz, and European art music. After performing in tango grand-maestro Astor Piazzolla’s legendary quintet for over a decade, and appearing on iconic Piazzolla recordings including Tango: Zero Hour, La Camorra and Central Park Concert, Ziegler has led his own groups for over 20 years, refining and reimagining the bounds of the modern tango tradition.

Recent seasons have seen Ziegler performing at major venues, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, SFJAZZ, the Ottawa International Jazz Fest, Eastman School of Music, the Chautauqua Institution, La Jolla SummerFest, Laguna Beach Music Festival, UCLA, Birdland and many others.

Ziegler’s most recent release, 2013's the Latin Grammy-nominated Amsterdam Meets New Tango, sees his quartet paired with the Netherlands’ Metropole Orkest, playing his most famous compositions re-arranged for jazz orchestra. 2013 also saw the release of saxophonist Julio Botti’s Latin Grammy-nominated Nostalgias, featuring Ziegler as producer, arranger and pianist, along with several Ziegler tunes. In 2011, Ziegler’s work as music director, arranger and pianist for bass-baritone opera star Erwin Schrott earned an Echo Klassik Award for the album Rojotango. Ziegler’s 2005 release, Bajo Cero, won the Latin Grammy for Best Tango Album, and in 2008, his album Buenos Aires Report was nominated for the same honor.