That's Not Tango

"OUTSTANDING beyond my expectations." - Mary Ann C., NYC Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime experience with "That's Not Tango" at The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall July 30th & 31st! Get your tickets now! jazz.org/events/t-9740/ 📸: Daryl Long

What a magical night! Performing "That's Not Tango" at The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, was a truly spectacular experience we'll never forget! #ThrowbackThursday #ThatsNotTango #TheAppelRoom

“[I] worked with Piazzolla for ten years. It opened a door to the world… it allowed me to create a different style of music." - Pablo Ziegler on working with Astor #Piazzolla #PabloZiegler #MusicMonday #Maestro youtube.com/watch?v=LvQfBd-U…

"[The musicians] transport listeners to a soul-filled realm of nirvana. Their exquisite flair makes one seem that this was music they were born to play." #TBT to @ManhattanDigest review of "That's Not Tango!" manhattandigest.com/2018/07/… #ThatsNotTango #Piazzolla #TantalizingTreat

Happy #MusicMonday! Check out "Bahia Blanca" performed and recorded by the Pablo Aslan Quintet at the 2009 Buenos Aires International Tango Festival. The multi-talented Aslan performed as featured bassist in "That's Not Tango" last summer! youtube.com/watch?v=uuacz9B-…

"The music alone would have been worth the price of admission — but this uniquely uplifting theatrical experience is so much more. I was blown away.” - Norman Beil, "That's Not Tango" Audience Member at The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall #TBT

"Once [Astor Piazzolla's] music gets into your system, it works on you like a drug... The music infiltrated my spirit, and I needed it!" - Lesley Karsten, interviewed by WBGO Jazz 88.3​ host Gary Walker Tune into the full interview here: wbgo.org/post/thats-not-tang…

Start off your week with "Odysseia" - featuring the immensely talented Brandt Fredriksen, who doubles as musical director and featured pianist in "That's Not Tango!" #MusicMonday #Maestro #BrandtFredriksen youtube.com/watch?v=QoOGXGfW…

"The audience is engaged by eavesdropping on a highly personal, emotionally charged soliloquy delivered by a rapturous Karsten [as] Piazzolla....A truly unforgettable and uplifting experience." - Alexander C, "That's Not Tango" Audience Member #TBT

“The bandoneon got its start in Buenos Aires in tango because it has a very dramatic, very sad sound…you couldn’t imagine a tong without the bandoneon.” - Astor Piazzolla on the history of the bandoneon #MusicHistoryMonday youtube.com/watch?v=x30YkkYX…

"A work of art is not a static thing. If it’s alive and vital, you’re in communication with it all the time, and it starts to tell you what it is.... And you have to pay attention.” - Lesley Karsten #TBT to @HSoapbox profile of "That's Not Tango!" hollywoodsoapbox.com/intervi…

Happy #MusicMonday! Start your week with @YoYo_Ma's "Soul of the Tango: The Music of Astor Piazzolla" youtube.com/watch?v=JI_aQvy1… #Piazzolla #NuevoTango

“We love Piazzolla regardless, but ['That's Not Tango'] is … like cream on top" - An Appel Room Audience Member #TBT to a wonderful response from an audience member at "That's Not Tango" at The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall this summer!

Advice to young musicians from the legendary @ziegler_pablo, originally posted on Instagram. #MusicMonday #MondayMotivation #Piazzolla instagram.com/p/BvnjLlngtVE/…

"What Ellington did with the blues, Piazzolla did with tango: ['That's Not Tango'] will inspire anyone who loves his music as well as the many, many influences that went into it." Check out New York Music Daily's review of "That's Not Tango!" bit.ly/2lOFUxt

Happy #MusicMonday! Take a behind the scenes look into JP Jofre's Double Concerto for Violin and Bandoneon, performed and recorded with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra​. youtube.com/watch?v=8YXEERU8…

#ThrowbackThursday with Lesley Karsten and Brandt Fredriksen (and Astor Piazzolla!) at The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall this summer! #TBT #ThatsNotTango #Piazzolla

Happy Monday! Jumpstart your week with Astor Piazzolla's evocative 'Escolaso', from his 1976 album, 'Lumiere.' #MusicMonday #AstorPiazzolla #Maestro youtube.com/watch?v=XTFJEtVl…

"GLORIOUS! The music of Astor Piazzolla is infectious; it tugs at your heart and very soul." - Philip Greenberg, Artistic Director of The Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra #TBT to "That's Not Tango" at The Appel Room, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall this summer!🎶🌟

In case you missed it - Lesley Karsten and JP Jofres interview on WFMU's "Morricone Island" is available for streaming! Listen in for a behind-the-scenes peek into "That's Not Tango," Piazzolla's film compositions and a live performance from JP! wfmu.org/playlists/shows/870…

Happy Saturday! What's a better way to celebrate a holiday weekend than with music? Check out Nick Danielson's (featured violinist in "That's Not Tango") recording of Astor Piazzolla's "Marron y Azul!" #SerenadeSaturday #NickDanielson youtube.com/watch?v=JN2-x7Ly…