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![Tango Nuevo Revisited]( "Tango Nuevo Revisited")
Javier Girotto
Javier Girotto
Tango Nuevo Revisited
VÖ: 22.02.2019
Genre: Saxophone Jazz
Javier Girotto / baritone saxophone & leader
Gianni Iorio / bandoneon
Alessandro Gwis / piano & electronics
Recorded by Stefano Quarta at Forward Studios, Grottaferrata (Rome), 14.&15. 09. 2018
Mixed and mastered by Klaus Scheuermann
Produced by Siggi Loch
Cover art by Mimmo Paladino by kind permission of the artist
Gianni Iorio / bandoneon
Alessandro Gwis / piano & electronics
Recorded by Stefano Quarta at Forward Studios, Grottaferrata (Rome), 14.&15. 09. 2018
Mixed and mastered by Klaus Scheuermann
Produced by Siggi Loch
Cover art by Mimmo Paladino by kind permission of the artist
Tango. New. The Argentinian baritone saxophonist Javier Girotto, who lives in Italy, immerses himself in the music of one of the most important modern tango albums: "Tango Nuevo" by Astor Piazolla and Gerry Mulligan. With his trio, Girotto penetrates to the soul, the substance, the melodies of the classic from 1975 and thus awakens it to new life. A vital reminder of a style-defining album. And an impressive example of living musical tradition.
Javier Girotto
Born in Córdoba, Argentina, Javier Girotto initially pursued
a career in music, spending his youth playing in tango orchestras and jazz
bands. He later moved to Boston to study jazz at the Berklee College of Music.
Afterward, he traveled to Italy, the home country of his
grandparents, and ultimately decided to permanently settle in Rome, a place he
saw as having many parallels to his Argentine homeland.
Throughout his career, Girotto has built an extensive
repertoire as a composer, with over 500 pieces and nearly 40 albums released
under his own name.
He has performed with musicians such as Horacio "El
Negro" Hernández, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker, Mercedes Sosa, Luciano
Biondini, Enrico Rava, and Fabrizio Bosso in various ensembles.