Denver's Mercury Cafe features milongas Friday evenings, many with live tango music. We are fortunate that Marilyn, the owner of the Merc', loves tango and does so much to support it.
For lovers of live tango music among you, here is the schedule for the next couple months. We are fortunate to have TWO bands. EXTASIS is our Denver-based quartet featuring Evan Orman on bandoneon, Erin Furbee on violin, Ken Harper on double bass and Rosanna Patrona-Aurand on piano. Evan and Erin have studied in Buenos Aires. Erin and Ken are professional symphony musicians who also love to play tango for dancers. Evan is a professional cellist as well. These four have become quite popular due not only to their talent but due to the way they play for us dancers. DANIEL DIAZ, bandoneonist, is an Argentine now living in Utah. He grew up with the tango and had his own tango band when still a teenager in Buenos Aires. He has been coming to Denver about once a month to play at our milongas, including a recent weekend with a 3-bandoneon septet. Daniel's schedule is filling up, with invitations not only around the U.S. but in Europe. For more info: [email protected] http://www.intellinks.com/rioplata CHRISTINE BREBES is an up-and-coming young violinist from Kansas City. All milongas begin about 9:30 pm and go until 2 am. The bands begin playing about 10 pm or so. There will be DJed music when the band takes their breaks. February 11 - DJed music. Brief performance by Guillermo Merlo and Fernanda Ghi. See workshops below. February 18 - Dan Diaz and friends. February 25 - DJed music. Brooke Burdett will be in attendance; see workshops below. March 3 - DJed music. March 10 - Extasis March 17 - Dan Diaz, Christine Brebes (from Kansas City) and friends March 18 - Dan Diaz, Christine Brebes and friends (Saturday) March 24 - Extasis. Omar Vega teaches this weekend. March 31 - Extasis That's the two-month schedule for the Mercury Cafe. We also have these further dates confirmed. April 21 - Dan Diaz and friends May 19-20 - Dan Diaz and friends WORKSHOPS February 10-16 Guillermo Merlo & Fernanda Ghi February 23-29 Brooke Burdett March Omar Vega, 4 Wednesdays March 25-26 Omar Vega weekend The Mercury Cafe is one of the workshop locations for each of these workshops. For more workshop information, see http://www.tango.org/dance MERCURY CAFE 22nd & California, Denver (303) 294-9281 / 294-9258
