Raul Jaurena

Truly among the world’s premier bandoneonists, Raul Jaurena is a musical director, arranger, and composer and a musician, and even though he was created in and sometimes travels to Uruguay, he calls NEW YORK home. For quite some time, he offered as Musical Movie director of tango productions in the Thalia Spanish Theater in Sunnyside, NY, where a lot of his personal productions had been staged. His documenting catalog is short yet notably contains the Latin Grammy Award-winning recording Te Amo Tango (2007). With regards to influence, a efficiency alongside Astor Piazzolla in the Montreal Jazz Event inspired him to look at the master’s nuevo tango strategy. Created in Montevideo, Uruguay, Jaurena was trained by his dad how exactly to play the bandoneon. At age group eight he became a member of his first tango orchestra with 15 joined up with the Donato Raciatti Orchestra. He later on graduated with honors through the Country wide Conservatory of Uruguay, where he tango ensembles he performed throughout SOUTH USA and, with time, the remainder from the globe. In 1988 Jaurena shifted to america and discovered a house for himself in NEW YORK, where he offers performed at Lincoln Middle among other locations. He in addition has performed around Europe, furthermore to North and SOUTH USA. His performances, achievements, and accolades are much too several to list. His longtime affiliation using the Thalia Spanish Theater is obviously noteworthy, nevertheless, for he staged several productions there over time. As a documenting artist, Jaurena especially contributed towards the 1992 record THE BRAND NEW Tango: New York-Buenos Aires Connection (as manufacturer and performer); the 1995 NY Tango Trio album Cabarute (manufacturer, arranger, composer, performer); as well as the Grammy-nominated 2001 record Tango Club (arranger, performer). Plus, his 2006 single record, Te Amo Tango, was honored the 2007 Latin Grammy Prize for Greatest Tango Album.