An Argentinian in New York
Pedro Giraudo and the WDR Big Band
(Zoho)
Since moving to New York City more than 20 years ago, Argentinian bassist, composer and arranger Pedro Giraudo has pursued parallel musical tracks in jazz and tango, leading several ensembles including a big band. In jazz, Giraudo has consistently applied the tools and strategies of jazz to traditional Argentine styles and folk rhythms (such as the urban tango and milonga; and the country zambas and chacareras) but rather than fusion, which more often than not suggests compromises, the results have feel organic and greater than the sum of the parts.
Jazz With an Accent 