Saturday 3rd September 2022
Doors: 5pm
Happy Hour: 5-6:30pm
Gig: 9:30pm-12:30am
£7 Entry

Table bookings:
- Latest arrival time: 8:45pm

To book a table, call:
- 0161 273 5495, 10am-5pm Monday-Friday
- 0161 831 7002, after 5pm Monday-Saturday
- Or leave a message outside of these times and we’ll get back to you.

We are beyond delighted to be welcoming the one and only Tango Jazz Quartet back to Matt & Phred’s… ALL THE WAY FROM ARGENTINA!

It goes without saying that this is going to be a very special and rare evening.

This showcase is a unique musical fusion of Tango and Jazz, a fascinating journey from the origins of traditional Tango to the innovative proposals of Astor Piazzolla’s music.

Tango Jazz Quartet magically captures the harmonies and the improvisation of jazz to blend them with the melodies and rhythms of tango. The striking contrast between the vibrant and playful “milongas”, the romantic “tango-waltzes”, and the electrifying music of Piazzola will not leave anyone in the audience indifferent.

The band has also worked in the production of musical films: it has produced the documentary “Tango Meets Jazz”, premiered at the 2020 Black Mountain Jazz Festival in Wales and the film “Centenary of Music and Composer Astor Piazzolla”, together with Welsh violinist Xenia Porteus premiered at the 2021 Brecon Jazz Festival in Wales.

Saxophonist and clarinetist Gustavo Firmenich, leader of TJQ recreated with this band the dancing evenings that were common in the golden era of the tango in Buenos Aires, where Tango and Jazz lived together although playing separately.

Founded in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2009 and after more than 10 years of uninterrupted tours, Tango Jazz Quartet has consolidated its presence in the music scene of most places in the world.

Band members:
Martín Rao de Vita, on bass
Santiago Villalba, on piano
Mauricio Pasculli, on drums
Gustavo Firmenich, on tenor sax and clarinet