Latin GRAMMY winner Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet
New York-based Argentine tango
He has won renown as an active cultural ambassador of this beautiful and passionate music of his native Argentina, bringing something new and exciting to the form while retaining all the lushness and beauty of tango.
About Pedro Giraudo:
Originally from Córdoba Argentina, Pedro Giraudo moved to New York City in 1996. Since then he has become a highly versatile bassist, composer and arranger, performing in a wide variety of musical projects
In 2014, Pedro played bass on Ruben Blades’ CD “Tangos” which won two Grammys Awards (Best Tango Album and Best Latin Pop). Pedro has also been the musical director of Mariela Franganillo’s Companyies, “Tango Connection” and “Tango Recuerdo.” He has performed with the most prominent tango ensembles in the United States, including “Forever Tango,” Hector Del Curto’s “Eternal Tango,” Fernando Otero’s “X-Tango,” and Daniel Binelli’s “Tango Metropolis.” He was the bassist and longtime collaborator with the great, late tango pianist Octavio Brunetti.
Pedro Giraudo has collaborated with Grammy award-winner Pablo Ziegler, 9-time Grammy award-winner Paquito D’Rivera, and has shared the stage with musical icons including Branford Marsalis, Kenny Garret, Regina Carter, Nestor Torres, Miguel Zenon among many others.
Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet features:
Rodolfo Zanetti, bandoneón
Nick Danielson, violin
Ahmed Alom, piano
Pedro Giraudo, bass
Machiko Ozawa, violin
Francisco Salazar, violin
Sergio Reyes, violin
Lev ‘Ljova’ Zhurbin, viola
Diego García, cello
Emmanuel Trifilio, bandoneón
Ahmed Alom, piano
Pedro Giraudo, bass & arrangements
Mariela Marco, guest vocalist