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MUSICIANS AND DJs

DANCING TO LIVE MUSIC

TRIO TANGO PORTEÑO
Saturday Night

Maurizio Najt (piano)
Pablo Lanouguere (bass)
Shinjoo Cho (Bandoneon)

Maurizio Najt (Piano)

Maurizio Najt graduated at Conservatorio Nacional de Musica de Buenos Aires.
Played an important role as a tango pianist in the New York tango revival during the 90's.
He has played in countless milongas and tango shows throughout the US playing along master bandoneonists such as Raul Jaurena, Tito Castro, Héctor del Curto and Victor Lavallén.
Composed and recorded the original music for the acclaimed off-Broadway musical theater show "Don Quixxxote", which was nominated for an ACE award, and the children's tango musical "A Tango for Tita", which recently won an ACE award for best direction.
Collaborated with Academy-Award winning film director Ang Lee, arranging and recording for the film "Lust Caution".

Currently he works as a Ballet Pianist at Astoria Fine Arts Center, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts and Broadway Dance Center in NYC.
Toured Japan, Korea and Hawaii with Japanese tango diva Anna Saeki, recently performing at Blue Note in NYC. Performed with the Forever Tango Orchestra (Luis Bravo's Tony winning production) touring the US, Mexico, Japan and China, and most recently a ten week run on Broadway during the summer of '13 followed by a Boston and Maryland tour.

Pablo Lanouguere (Bass)

Pablo Lanouguere was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pablo Lanouguere is an active musician and composer. He plays Electric and Double Bass. He has participated in many and diverse musical projects over the past ten years, including: Tango, Folklore, and Jazz music.
He has studied Harmony and Composition with Nestor Ibarra, Electric Bass with: Mariano Otero, Gustavo Giles, Guillermo Delgado and Alejandro Herrera; Double Bass with: Daniel Falasca (Philarmonic Bs. As.) and Pedro Giraudo; and he has a Degree in Jazz music in EMPA (Escuela de Musica Popular de Avellaneda) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Nowadays, he resides in New York City.
He has played at some of the most important venues in NYC, such as Carnegie Hall, Zinc Bar, Bryant Park (music festival), SOB'S, Rockwood Music Hall, among others, with artists such as Raul Jaurena, Daniel Binelli & Astoria Tango Orchestra, Fernando Otero, Adam Tully, Emilio Solla, Federico Diaz and many others. He has also toured around USA with Alejandro Ziegler Tango Quartet. He regularly plays around the city with different Tango, Jazz, Latin-Jazz, Swing, Salsa, Classical and World Music artists and bands. Since 2016 he is founding member of Abaddon Tango Sextet.
He has been also part of theater productions: in the show Five Senses (Tango Show,2015, Thalia Spanish Theater); in Macbeth (classic Shakespeare play, 2015, Fox Wolf Production), and Afrotango ( Musical, 2016, Thalia Spanish Theater).
www.pablolanouguere.com

Shinjoo Cho (Bandoneón)

Bandoneonist, pianist, and accordionist Shinjoo Cho began her piano studies at age five in Korea and continued her music development in tango, chamber, and improvised music in the US and Argentina. Shinjoo collaborated with international music, dance, and film makers in multi- disciplinary projects and performed on notable halls and festivals in the US, Canada, Latin America, and South Korea.

Shinjoo participated in the Marlboro Music Festival under the baton of Leon Fleisher, appeared as a guest soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, and performed with tango orchestras at the Lincoln Center Midsummer Swing series.

During her 2014-2016 residency in Argentina, some of Shinjoo’s notable performances included appearing as a solo pianist for the president of Argentina at the inauguration of Centro Cultural Kirchner, a Teatro Colón debut with Branford Marsalis Quartet, and a member of Diego Schissi’s Música Maestra ensemble at Centro Cultural Kirchner Symphonic Hall.

Shinjoo is a creator and producer of Lo que vendrá, a retrospective and marathon concert of Astor Piazzolla’s music presented by Esperanza Arts Center, and composed music for WHYY’s Route 47: Historias Along a Bus Route and continues to compose for film projects and perform extensively with tango ensembles in the US. Currently, she teaches bandoneon and tango ensemble at Swarthmore College.

BOSTON TANGO ORCHESTRA
Friday Night

Leo Karmiy – Band Leader, Upright Bass

Leo studied Piano, Violin and Upright Bass in Ukraine. Today Leo plays Upright Bass in tango and jazz styles.
The Boston Tango Orchestra (BTO) focuses on the Golden Age Argentine tango music played at milongas (Argentine tango social dancing).

Ben Bushoy – Accordion

Ben studied music in Moldova and plays in a range of styles including Tango, Gypsy Jazz, and French Vals to name a few. Ben’s Accordion adds a bandoneon fill to the Orchestra.

Natasha Dukach – Violin

Natasha studied Violin since the early childhood. During her years at a conservatory, she started touring around the world performing Classical, Jazz, Gypsy/Balkan, Middle Eastern and Traditional Folk music. Natasha performed tango music with various musicians and bands when she first came to the US in 2009.

Gray Gafarov – Violin, Guitar, Bass

Gray studied Violin in the Cologne conservatory Germany and bass at the NEC. He is a young aspiring local musician and plays in a number of musical styles including really cool Gipsy Jazz. You can hear him play with his band Sundays 12-3 at the Bebop Restaurant in Boston.

Santon – Piano, Violin

Blind from birth and autistic, Santon graduated from the Berklee College of Music with Summa Cum Laude. He plays in a number of styles including classical, jazz and tango. Santon is also a tango dancer and brings an invaluable understanding of the nuances in the Argentine tango music to the Boston Tango Orchestra. Santon’s online links: www.SantonMusic.com, www.facebook.com/SantonsMusic/

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Sunday Night closing NIght

SANTON (Anton Sviridenko) is an award winning musician who is blind and autistic with savant syndrome. He was born in 1991 in St. Petersburg, Russia. He is an alumnus of Perkins School for the Blind.

Showing musicality early, Santon began piano lessons at 3.5 years. He went on to graduate from Berklee College of Music summa cum laude. He plays multiple instruments performing classical, jazz, tango and other genres. Santon has released first two CDs in July, 2016: “Flavors of the Rainbow” – solo piano classical favorites, and “Night Animals” – CD Collins & Santon duet of spoken word with music.
Santon is a member of the Boston Tango Orchestra and has performed in several venues in the Boston and surrounding area.

Additionally, Santon loves dancing tango, trapeze, windsurfing, skating, skiing, swimming, bicycling, and traveling.

Santon’s online links: www.SantonMusic.com, www.facebook.com/SantonsMusic/

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WEDNESDAY

8:30pm

Opening Night Milonga

Guest DJ: Milton "El Gallo"

Boston

at Dance Union

THURSDAY

8:30pm

Guest DJ: Eduardo Saucedo

Argentina

at Dance Union

FRIDAY

8pm

Dress to Impress Milonga

Guest DJ: Rodrigo "El Charrua"

Uruguay, Chicago

at Dante Alighieri Society

SUNDAY

8:00pm

Closing Night Milonga

"Hasta el Año Proximo Tangueros"

Guest DJ: David Chester

USA

Guest Artist: Santon

at the Dante Alighieri Society

SATURDAY

8pm

Show w/Live Music

9:30pm

Black & White Milonga