Quotes
About the live set…
“Listening to Tango No. 9 tackling Piazzolla classics such as ‘Adios Nonino’ and ‘Marron y Azul’, it was easy to see that this ensemble has indeed fallen head over heels in love with tango.”
- Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times Read the whole review
“La dolce vita, Indeed!”
- Adam Savetsky, San Francisco Bay Guardian Read the whole review
“As soon as we got settled, the music grabbed us by the emotional necktie and pushed us up against a sonic wall. Abandoning all desire for chat, we gave ourselves over to the music…”
- Hiya Swanhuyser, SF Weekly Read the whole review
About All Them Cats in Recoleta…
Picked as one of the most innovative new tango CD’s in 2002
- JAZZIZ Magazine
“Tango No. 9 has released a dazzling debut album. Perhaps the most passionate debut I’ve ever heard. And passion is what Tango is all about. …every track on the disc breathes emotion… Tango with a hint of jazz.”
- Franklin E. Wales, Rag Magazine Read the whole review
“French cigarette smoke from the heart of a dark Paris café comes pouring out of this album … the lonely sensuality of a bandoneon … the sexy slur of a trombone … the heartbreaking sigh of a violin and the therapeutic chords of a piano. If this quartet had a vocalist, she would have a whiskey voice and an angel’s body.”
- Chuck Graham, Tucson Citizen Read the whole review
“The group plays (Piazzolla’s tunes) with the vivacity and enthusiasm as if they were backing the master himself. Elegant, but with a wink, this San Francisco quartet offers lively Argentinean tango music with grace and fun.”
- Tom Schulte, Outsight
About Radio Valencia…
“Talk about tight! It is rare for a US-based ensemble to sound so internationally cosmopolitan; you’d swear they had honed their skills in Paris or Buenos Aires.”
Robert Kaye, Global Rhythm Magazine Read the whole review
“Imbued with grand dramatic gestures — weepy melodies, strapping rhythms, sweeping crescendos — the songs are black-and-white celluloid nostalgic, while the band’s instrumental combo of violin, piano, trombone, and accordion couples chamber music intimacy with jazz-band punch. The sum effect? A provocative, enlivening sound that’s good steamy fun.”
Sam Prestianni, SF Weekly Read the whole review