Thursday, November 13th 8:30P-11:00P (featuring performance by Fabian Salas and Carolina Del Rivero) Concert & Milonga - $10; Danial Gomez guitar; Claudio Mendez piano; Bertram Levy bandoneon In 1980 Claudio Mendez founded the avant-garde tango group Nuevos Aires. Astor Piazzolla was so impressed with the group that he gave them his unpublished work 500 Motivaciones rather then premiering it himself. Claudio's most notable association is with the Opus Cuatro, a men's vocal quartet that has toured internationally for 35 years. Their latest CD Opus Cuatro tangos features Claudio on Piano and won the 2002 Gardel Award. Danial Gomez studied classical guitar from the age of 8 and has appeared with many tango singers, in tango milongas and in guitar folkloric ensembles in Buenos Aires. In addition to performing, he is an arranger, composer and recording engineer. His recording Tangos de Aquellos is the benchmark for solo guitar interpretation and performance of the tango. This year's concerts will feature the beautiful duets of Gomez and Mendez as well as trio arrangements with Bertram Levy. The three recently performed this concert in Buenos Aires to a very enthusiastic audience. In addition to the concerts, they will play for dances and workshops on the art of the tango guitar and piano.
Contact: Sonny Newman 206-784-3010 www.tangoseattle.com Sonny Newman's Dance Hall 201 N. 85th Street Seattle's Greenwood District
