Time: 10/19 (Wed) 7:30-11:00 pm (Live music will be played in the middle of the milonga)
Place: Tanguisimo Tango Space (7F-4, No.169, Sec.4, Zhongxiao East Rd., Taipei)
DJ: Yuru Lu
Entrance: NT200 including free soft drinks
Performer:
Juan Pablo Jofre｜Bandoneon
Winner of the National Arts Grant in Buenos Aires Argentina, one of the true young masters of the bandoneon, composer JP Jofre has been getting the attention of the international press and captivated audiences at the recent Heineken Jazz Festival in Puerto Rico, where he played alongside such star Paquito D’Rivera Reviera news have also noted JP Jofre’s exquisite abilities as a player of tango’s quintessential instrument: the bandoneon.
Mr Jofre has performed arranged and composed for several orchestras such as the Westchester Jazz Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra. of San Juan Argentina, the Manhattan Camerata, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Paquito D' Rivera Sextet and many others. His skills as a performer have earned Mr. Jofre Argentina’s highly competitive National Arts Grant to study with legendary Astor Piazzolla’s Sextet bandoneon player, Julio Pane in Buenos Aires.
Bruce Peng｜GuitarMedia reviews:
"...the Argentine bandoneón, artfully played by J. P. Jofre ..."
-The New York Times 05/17/2011
"…Back after playing the night before with Paquito D’Rivera, Jofre impresses us again with his mastery on the bandoneon in a piece with tango flavor…"
-Puerto Rico Jazz 06/06/2010
"…Jofre's dramatic rendering of Jobim on the bandoneon…"
-The New York Times 05/13/2010
"JP Jofre has transformed himself into a bandoneon player of International reach"
-Diario de Cuyo (Argentina) 05/24/2010
