TriTango - Margaret Dzbik-violin, Eugene Shifrin-accordion, James Young-bass
Norteño – Leaving traditional tango behind, Norteño (meaning “people of the north” in Spanish) inhabits the turbulent universe of “tango nuevo” (new tango), a genre created by the great Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). This passionate music, which is derived from classical and contemporary music, with influences of jazz and traditional tango, leaves nobody indifferent! Norteño’s repertoire consists of works by Piazzolla, in their original instrumentation, as well as compositions by Pierre-Paul Provencher, bandoneonist in the ensemble. Norteño has performed across Canada in such diverse venues as the 1999 Pan American Games for an audience of 20,000 (at the invitation of the Embassy of the Republic of Argentina), at Place des Arts in Montreal, at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and the National Arts Centre. In the summer of 2007, Norteño opened for Branford Marsalis at the inaugural concert of the Ottawa International Jazz Festival for an audience of 4,000. The same year, the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival presented Norteño at their annual concert in the grounds of Rideau Hall for 2,500 spectators. Piazzolla, a virtuoso bandoneonist, composed for concerts not dance halls. He achieved international stature and the dedication of five musicians from Quebec. Norteño gains reviews such as:
Headlining Concert Alix Goolden Hall
Tango Soul – Opening for Norteño are dance performers—Tango Soul. This will be the first performance in the West of this widely touring Francophone and Argentinean couple. Personifying the elegance of the Golden Era in a style known today as "Villa Urquize Style," Faye and Bryant choreograph work that is passionate yet precise. Faye, raised in Quebec, and Bryant in Argentina, showcase Canada’s best in tango. It is no surprise that both the musicians and dancers in this concert are from Quebec, as Montreal has the oldest tango community in North America and has produced many of Canada's tango performers. Bryant’s Argentine folklore background and Faye’s training in acting brings a great theatrical intensity to their stage work while maintaining the authenticity of the traditional Argentine Tango; their work is based on improvisation and the tango that is danced in the salons of Buenos Aires, where tango was born, and where both Faye and Bryant studied with the most recognized tango dancers of the last three decades. They are the organizers and hosts for El Congreso, Canada's International Argentine Tango Congress, as well as the directors of the Tango Soul Argentine Tango Academy in Toronto, Canada. Tango Soul performs on a regular basis in Argentine Tango and Arts Festivals in North America, South America and Asia. Headlining Concert Alix Goolden Hall $24 advance, $28 Door, $20 early bird
Joe Powers – Playing a young fresh approach to tango and jazz, Joe Powers is joined by Victoria musicians. Joe says; “tango can be played on any instrument.” Easy to say for a world champion harmonica player with a Masters in Music who tango-jazzed for the “Ten Grand” in his hometown of Portland this April - a concert for an audience of 3,500 with ten great pianists on ten grand pianos. Joe’s latest gig is a blues workshop in the Netherlands after which he snakes through the UK, Austria, Greece and Israel proving he has great chops in blues, jazz and tango as he tours performing all genres.
Friday August 12th Saturday August 13th Late Night Venue with Joe Powers – James Young on bass and Cowichan Consort conductor and jazz pianist Robert Mari join Joe Powers for a late night venue Buenos Aires style—for dancers and the public. Music will be classic tango with Joe’s signature approach to tango.
Kumbia – Since the summer of 1988, the music of KUMBIA has spiced up the lives of the people in southern British Columbia with their hot mixture of Afro-Caribbean rhythms—so infectious that no foot can stay still when they start playing their variety of cumbia, soca, merengue, cha-cha, rumba and batucada. Flute, guitar and trumpet melodies ride on a high-energy percussion atmosphere. The members bring a south-north and past-present blend of musical experiences as diverse as Canada and its cultural heritage.
"The music is lively with a capital 'L', reliant on a steady flow of percussion " – The Vancouver Sun http://members.shaw.ca/kumbia/ Saturday 1:30-8:00
Dr. D.– Tango/musette accordionist Chaim-David Mazoff creates tango arrangements for the accordion to showcase his adept use of the left hand for rhythm and bass. He expertly navigates the complex rhythms and passionate melodies of nuevo tango. Intricate and informed, his arrangements are stunning to both tango and accordion enthusiasts alike. His accordion is hand made by the Victoria Accordion Company in Castelfidardo Italy, considered by many to be the maker of the finest accordions in the world. Dr. D.'s accordion was designed specifically for tango repertoire; the sound of this accordion is quite different from what we normally hear, its all-wood construction is as beautiful as the sound it produces. Friday 1:00-2:15 Centennial Square Free
TrioTango: Margaret Dzbik Eugene Shifrin James Young – TrioTango’s group members’ combined knowledge of folk, classical and jazz music comprises the type of training that the best tango musicians bring to their playing. Whether playing Italian tango; Eugene played these since his youth, or the milonga; James Young adeptly performs that snappy polka type rhythm, or 50’s tango; Margaret’s violin loves the drama of this decade, TrioTango delivers a sweet tango sound that shows the breadth of their musical backgrounds. http://www.facebook.com/people/Margaret-Dzbik/100000883137612/ Saturday 1:30-8:00 Centennial Square Free (performing at 6- 7)
Hector Flores (Vocalist) – Opens the Saturday performances. The cancion (song) is the soul of tango, and Hector's a capella performances are truly moving. Friday 1:00-2:15 Centennial Square Free
Studio 7 Performance Group – From brothel to ballroom tango spread from the immigrant lower class to the established upper class of Buenos Aires. Traveling to Europe tango was adopted into the evolution of the ballroom dance family as International and American styles. Studio 7 performers are quintessential ballroom tango with stylings of it’s parents Argentine tango. http://www.studio7danceclub.ca/ Friday 1:00-2:15 Centennial Square Free
Friday 1:00-2:15 Centennial Square Free
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