MP3 Arquitectura Tango - JAZZ: Chamber Jazz

Vanguard jazz + New tango conceptuality

8 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Chamber Jazz, LATIN: Tango



Details:
PEDRO MENÉNDEZ is a prolific composer, more than 300 pieces for the most varied ensembles. The infinite creativity and innovation of his compositions and the own personal and unique style make him to be recognized as a vanguardist.
As a talented multinstrumentalist, the audiences get dazzled when Pedro naturally changes from the piano to the flute, guitar, soprano sax or bandoneon, performing virtuoso on improvisations and with subtlety selecting notes upon developed armonies.
'ARQUITECTURA TANGO' is the logical reflect of his long trayectory of restless quests on the rythms of his country folk music -tango, candombe, and the strong influences of jazz and contemporary classical expressions. As a bold creator, he certainly proposes a new tango concept out of the line of Piazzolla, from which is so difficult to escape... The compositions bright for his direction as well as for the interpretation of the chosen musicians.

PEDRO MENÉNDEZ BIO:

PEDRO MENÉNDEZ was born in Buenos Aires in 1957.

He has been dedicated to the music since he was 7 years old. He studied with professors as the worldwide known Oscar Aleman ( Josephine Baker's jazz guitarist), Arturo Schneider (Astor Piazzolla´s flutist) and the contemporary classical guitarist Miguel Angel Girollet, among others. He also attended the composition career at the UCA (Universidad Católica Argentina).

His composition style was mainly influenced by the rythms of his country folk music - tango, chacarera, zamba, and candombes- jazz, Brazilian rythms such as bossa nova or capoeira and contemporary classical expressions, which can be appreciate throughout his vast discography.

He has recorded 11 discographic works with compositions of his own and the participation of distinguished musicians as Osvaldo Fattoruso on drums (from the latin jazz Band âOpaâ), Rodolfo Mederos, Marcelo Nissinman on bandoneon, percussionist Rubén Rada, musicians from the Colón Theatre orchestra, among others.

Troughout his career he has played with many wellknown musicians of the local scene, as Luis Salinas, Agustín Pereyra Lucena, Guillermo Reuter (2004 SGAE Award), Danil âPipiâ Piazzolla, Lito Nebbia, etc.

He has also composed incidental music for television, theatre and cinema (Argentina and the Munich School of Cinema).

He has a long trajectory in jazz festivals in his country, including the last âBuenos Aires Jazz and other musicsâ organized by the Bs As Secretary of Culture.

He tournee in Norway and Germany with the âTrio de Janeiroâ (Agustín Pereyra Lucena - Pedro Menéndez - Guillermo Reuter) performing on radio, TV, live concerts, jazz festivals, universities and theatres. During 2001 he stayed in Spain and France, featuring his own compositions as well as playing traditional tango with the âRojo Tangoâ ensemble in festivals and âmilongasâ.

Since 1986 he is the Artistic Director of Contemporaneo Art Music, an Argentine record label dedicated to genres as tango, jazz, crossover, folk, world and contemporary classical music.