Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM PDT
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA
Argentine tango guitarist and composer Hernán Reinaudo is
joined by local tango guitarist Scott O’Day for a tour of the best music that
tango has to offer. Coming together for the first time in North America, this
duet represents a collaboration that reaches across continents and musical
backgrounds, for the love of a musical style that is still undergoing a
worldwide resurgence. The guitar, an instrument with a storied past in the
tango genre, will also be common ground.
FEATURING:
Hernán Reinaudo – guitar
Scott O’Day – guitar
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Hernán Reinaudo is one of the most outstanding guitarists
of the new generation of tango musicians that has emerged over the last years
in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has accompanied renowned Argentine singers
including Susana Rinaldi, Ariel Ardit, Alberto Podestá, and Soledad Villamil
among many others. Reinaudo was awarded the Clarín and nominated twice for the
award Carlos Gardel for best tango group. He has performed with 34 Puñaladas
and Hugo Rivas Quartet, and has also toured throughout America, Europe, Asia,
and Oceania. With more than 40 album productions under his belt, Reinaudo and
his quintet recently released a new album, Neocriollo, which won first prize in
the category Best New Work given by the National Foundation of Arts of
Argentina. Since 2014, he has toured the U.S. in concerts, as well as conducted
workshops and classes. (Photo by: Paola Evelina)
Scott O’Day is a local Bay Area favorite for tango music,
appearing regularly in concert and at the milonga. He attended La Escuela de
Música Popular de Avellaneda, a tango music school in Buenos Aires, and has
performed with several tango groups all around the U.S., Canada, and Argentina
to popular acclaim. Currently, O’Day is also the instructor for the Community
Music Center Tango Ensemble in San Francisco.
Cost: $15 - $20
