Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was born on March 11, 1921 in Mar del Plata, Argentina, only child of Vicente “Nonino” Piazzolla and Asunta Mainetti. In 1925, the family relocates to New York City until ...

Argentinian composer Gustavo Santaollala is best known for his soundtracks (Brokeback Mountain, Babel, Motorcycle Diaries), but his side project, Bajofondo Tango Club, now called just Bajofondo goes ...

If Argentine composer and performer Astor Piazzolla didn't exist, the subgenre of "Nuevo Tango" — a mix of tango, classical and jazz — wouldn't, either, nor would this taster of accordion jazz.

Daniel Rosenfeld’s “Piazzolla, the Years of the Shark,” a biographical documentary about tango musician Astor Piazzolla, world premieres at the Intl. Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).

In the waning years of the tango’s “golden age,” which spanned the 1930s to the mid-1950s, the Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) began writing irresistible music that melded elements of ...

Two of my favorite Argentine artists have always been Astor Piazzolla and Mercedes Sosa. They represent very different musical styles, nueva cancion, the first a fusing of classic tango with modern ...

Lesley Karsten, accompanied by a live band, plays Piazzolla: "He challenged all the rules. Well, why can't I challenge the rules?" she says. By Judy Cantor-Navas The story of the great nuevo tango ...

Following the passing of the renowned Argentine composer and bandoneon player, Laura Escalada Piazzolla founded the Astor Piazzolla Foundation with the mission of preserving and promoting the ...

Daniel Rosenfeld’s “Piazzolla, the Years of the Shark,” a biographical documentary about tango musician Astor Piazzolla, world premieres at the Intl. Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).