TANGO! Astor Piazzolla & his Contemporaries

Pricing: $4,000 - $7,000 (plus GST, accommodation, travel)

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• Ensemble Vivant trio - $4,000
• Ensemble Vivant trio + Dave Young (acoustic bass) - $5,000
• Ensemble Vivant trio + Dave Young (acoustic bass) + Tango Dancers - $7,000

Dave Young possesses artistic soul, and musical skill in abundance. His exceptional career has made him a much sought-after jazz bassist who regularly performs internationally with an array of jazz (and classical) luminaries, as well as with his own performing units. The list of artists with whom Dave Young has shared the stage and/or recording studio, is a veritable “Who’s Who” of international jazz…including the late venerable jazz giant Oscar Peterson (with whom Dave had a twenty-five year professional relationship), Clark Terry, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Zoot Sims, Joe Williams, Oliver Jones, Rob McConnell, Kenny Burrell, Cedar Walton, Hank Jones, Nat Adderly, Peter Appleyard, Gary Burton, and many more.

Tango Dancers Roxana & Fabian Belmonte were both born in Buenos Aires, Argentina; like the tango itself. Since their childhood, their hearts have beaten to the rhythm of the tango. They were raised from a very tender age to live and breathe the Tango Culture. More than a couple, when they dance, they transform themselves into a single spirit to express desire, passion, love and sadness. For more than 20 years, their performances have been enthusiastically embraced by audiences and presenters the world over; thus they were able to achieve recognition in the world of Argentine Tango receiving outstanding reviews from the critics in many countries, United States, Canada, Uruguay, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Japan, Europe and Argentina.

Roxana & Fabian are well known for their energetic live performances, interpretative unique style, complex and precise footwork, great improvisation and their ability on the dance floor thus they were able to achieve recognition in the world of Argentine Tango. They are past winners of an international dance contest produced by the USA’s biggest Spanish Miami-based TV show "Sabado Gigante" and were named “Stars of the future 1998". Other accolades include the "2003 Latin American Achievement Award" for "Best Latin Folklore Presence in Canada" which they received at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto. The couple was chosen as one of Argentina’s tango ambassadors to the world and invited to judge the First, Second, and Fourth World Tango Competitions ('05-'06-'08) in Tokyo, Japan where they also performed in the show Tango Libera.