TRIO NUEVO: JAZZ MEETS TANGO

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After his cross-over projects combining Jimi Hendrix’s rock, West African griots and Franz Schubert’s chamber music,tenorsaxophonist and composer Dick de Graaf, one of the original voices in European jazz, initiated Trio Nuevo.

Together with Michael Gustorff on the violin and Hans Sparla on the accordion Dick presents his jazz-meets-tango project including old and famous milongas and tangos by Astor Piazzolla and three original compositions by himself.

Astor Piazzolla, creator of the Tango Nuevo, loved playing with jazz musicians. In the seventies and eighties he made obscure records with baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and vibraphonist Gary Burton.

Trio Nuevo succesfully meets the challenge of combining jazz and tango in its own way.

With her impressive alto voice Sandra Coelers sings her own songs as well as lyrics by poets Horacio Ferrer and Jorge Luis Borges that were originally set to music by Piazzolla and have been rearranged for Trio Nuevo by Dick de Graaf and Hans Sparla.



From the (inter)national press:

Trio Nuevo is full of emotions and soul, while retaining its pure integrity.
Jazz Scene (Oregon USA)- Kyle O’Brian June 2007

…blending tango and jazz results in fresh fascination.
Palo Alto Daily News - Paul Freeman

… a fluid and flexible feeling, brimming with freedom and passion…
All About Jazz (USA) – Dan McClenaghan

...the sharply rhythmic insistence of the typical tango sound is certainly here.
Audiophile Audition (USA) - John Henry

… arrangements of Piazzolla compositions blend the spirit of the originals with gifted improvisations, adding vocalist Sandra Coelers on several tracks.
Ken Dryden, www.allmusic.com


… an intoxicating brew … filled with creativity and imagination.
Jazzreview (USA) – Lee Prosser show native description