Pablo Ziegler Trio Performs New Tango at the Kimmel Center December 8
November 21, 2007
Latin Grammy® Award winning pianist Pablo Ziegler debuts with his Trio at the Kimmel Center performing new tango on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at 7:30pm in Perelman Theater. Ziegler first began performing with renowned tango composer Astor Piazzolla in 1978 –a decade long musical collaboration that influenced Ziegler’s musical aspirations to propel new tango to another level with jazz and classical elements. In 1990, he formed his own quartet for New Tango, and has traveled throughout the world, frequently collaborating with musical greats such as Paquito D’Rivera, Stefon Harris, David Sanchez, among others. Accompanied by guitarist Claudio Ragazzi and bandoneón player Héctor del Curto, the Pablo Ziegler Trio will perform selections from his two recent releases: Buenos Aires Report (2007), recorded live at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam; and, Tango and All That Jazz (2007).
An Artist Chat will take place pre-show in the Merck Arts Education Center with Tim Ribchester, University of Pennsylvania PhD Music History candidate, as he discusses Astor Piazzolla's style in relation to both art music and tango with former Piazolla pianist and featured Kimmel Center Presents artist, Pablo Ziegler. A pianist in his own rite, Ribchester has conducted research in Buenos Aires at the Academia Nacional de Tango, including intensive studies with their faculty in tango piano performance, history and analysis.
This concert is the tenth concert in the World & Pop Series scheduled for the Kimmel Center Presents 2007/2008 season. The next concert in the series will be the Blind Boys of Alabama with "Go Tell It on the Mountain" and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Kimmel Center on Sunday, December 9, 2007 at 8pm.
Tickets for the Pablo Ziegler Trio are $34 and $44 and can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online at www.kimmelcenter.org, or at the Kimmel Center box office open daily from 10am to 6pm and later on performance evenings. (Additional fees may apply.) For group sales call 215-790-5883.
A limited number of $10 tickets are available for every Kimmel Center Presents performance at the Kimmel Center. Tickets go on sale the day of the event and can be purchased at the Kimmel Center box office beginning 2.5 hours prior to curtain time and 11:30am for matinees. Limit one ticket per person.
"[Ziegler’s] group maintains the essence of the new tango which translates structural experiments into mood swings: astringent to sultry, gruff to tender, agitated to buoyant"—New York Times
A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pablo Ziegler joined Piazolla’s New Tango Quintet in 1978, and has performed throughout Europe, Japan and North America; as well as in various internationally renowned festivals such as the Montreal Jazz Festival, Nice Jazz Festival, Sapporo Jazz Festival, Central Park Summer Stage, and the Istanbul Festival. In 1990, he formed his own Quartet for New Tango, frequently touring with his trio, quartet and quintet. Since 2002, Ziegler’s quintet has been performing once a year at Jazz Standard in NYC with guest artists including Paquito D’Rivera, Stefon Harris, David Sanchez, Randy Brecker, and Kenny Garrett. In 2006 and 2007, jazz flautist and Latin Grammy® Award winner Néstor Torres joined Ziegler on this annual four-night run. In addition to his two most recent live recordings, Ziegler’s albums include Tango Romance: Music of Buenos Aires, Los Tangueros: The Tangos of Astor Piazzola, and Bajo Cero, which won the Latin Grammy® Award for Best Tango Album in 2005.
Guitarist Claudio Ragazzi is a Berklee College of Music graduate (1984) who was also the recipient of Duke Ellington’s Master’s Award, and won a Boston Music Award. After Ragazzi recorded the top 30 Jazz CD Amazonia with his instrumental ensemble Ananda. 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. As a world class guitarist, Ragazzi has 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. Other performances and recordings include those with jazz pianist Danilo Pérez, guitarist Ralph Towner, and Latin legend Mario Bauzá.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, bandoneón player Héctor del Curto has traveled the world both as soloist and chamber musician. He has shared the stage with Astor Piazzolla, Osvaldo Pugliese, Julio Bocca, Orquesta Sinfónica de Buenos Aires, and Teatro Colon Ballet, among many others. In April 1999, Curto performed in Carnegie Hall with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, joined by world-renowned artists such as Gary Burton, Joe Lovano, and Pablo Ziegler, among others. According to the New York Times, "Hector Del Curto played wistful, piercing solos on the bandoneon." Del Curto appears on recordings with Luis Borda Cuarteto, Osvaldo Pugliese, and Pablo Ziegler. As a conductor, he directed the show Forever Tango on Broadway as well as numerous other concerts featuring tango music.
Kimmel Center Presents 2007/2008 season is sponsored by Citi. Support for the Mellon Jazz Series comes from The Bank of New York Mellon. The Great Orchestra Series is supported by ARC Wheeler. Additional support is provided by the University of Pennsylvania Health System and American Express. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Kimmel Center Presents. Toyota is the Official Vehicle of Kimmel Center Presents Mellon Jazz, Mellon Jazz Up Close and World & Pop.
The Kimmel Center also receives support from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, The William Penn Foundation, The Wachovia Foundation, Verizon Foundation, PNC Foundation, The Philadelphia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and the Philadelphia Music Project and Dance Advance, Initiatives of The Pew Charitable Trust administered by The University of the Arts. In-kind support is generously provided by Deloitte. NBC-10 is a Media Partner for Kimmel Center Presents, and additional media sponsors include WDAS, WRTI, WJJZ, Afro-Pop, WXPN and WXPN's Kids Corner 20th Anniversary.
Free in the Plaza programming and subsidized tickets offered to the community and social service groups for $10 are made possible through the Wachovia Gateway to the Arts Community Access Program, supported by a generous grant from Wachovia Foundation.
KIMMEL CENTER PRESENTS SPONSORED BY CITI
Saturday, December 8, 2007 | 7:30pm
Perelman Theater
World & Pop Series
Pablo Ziegler Trio
For New Tango
Pablo Ziegler, piano
Claudio Ragazzi, guitar
Héctor del Curto, bandoneón
FREE AT THE KIMMEL:
Saturday, December 8, 2007 | pre-show
Merck Arts Education Center
Artist Chat
Please join us for an Artist Chat with Tim Ribchester, University of Pennsylvania PhD Music History candidate, as he discusses Astor Piazzolla's style in relation to both art music and tango with former Piazolla pianist and featured Kimmel Center Presents artist Pablo Ziegler before the ticketed performance of Pablo Ziegler Trio. A pianist in his own rite, Ribchester has conducted research in Buenos Aires at the Academia Nacional de Tango, including intensive studies with their faculty in tango piano performance, history and analysis.
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