【Jun & Chiei Bandoneon & Guitar Duet @ Tanguísimo Classic Milonga】

Time: Door opens on Nov. 19th at 8:00 pm (performance will be in the middle of the milonga)
Place: Tanguísimo Tango Space
Entrance: NT300 including one drink
Performers: Jun Hayakawa (bandoneon) & Chiei Kobayashi (guitar)

About Jun Hayakawa...
Born in 1980. Graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Music, Musicology Course. Jun is the leader of Tango-Jack, a band that explores new potentials of tango music. He learned the bandoneón from Ryota Komatsu and Miguel Varvello. In 2002, joined the Bellows Lovers Project headed by accordionist Coba. In 2003 and 2005, he toured four South American countries including Argentina and Brazil as a member of Ryota Komatsu and Orquesta Típica. In 2003 and 2004, he played alongside tango legends such as Leopoldo Federico, Osvaldo
Berlingieri, and Maria Graña on their Japan tour. Jun's activities are not bound to the tango world, as he has been playing regular concerts with the Shin-Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, and the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra. From 2008, he has also participated in "Naruyoshi Kikuchi
et Pepe Tormento Azcarar", a unique orchestra that combines jazz and Latin lounge sounds. He has also made multiple recordings for commercials, television programs, and music software. Recently, he has participated in recordings of Masako Mori's CD "Anokoro" (Back Then), commercial for MAXFACTOR SK-II, MENARD, NHK language programs, "Little Charo". In 2009, Hayakawa's leading band "Tango-Jack" performed concert solely in Hong Kong. In 2010, Hayakawa’s solo concert in Hong Kong, among others. His passionate and unrestrained play style attracts interest from various fields, and Jun is known for his energetic performances.

About Chiei Kobayashi...
Born in Japan, Saitama prefecture, in 1980. Chiei has been playing Folklore, Southern American music, since he was juvenile. He started playing the guitar when he was nine-years-old. Then he gradually moved his focus on Flamenco, and studied under Hideo Suzuki. Chiei moved to Spain after graduating university, becoming a Benjamin Habichuela's pupil, and Chiei performed in Festivals and live houses around Majorca island. Chiei rendered his music around Tokyo after coming back to Japan in 2008, and released his first album "Wonder Wind." Chiei also became a member of a band with Oki Jin, who won Spanish Flamenco competition, and accompanied his live tour, Fuji Rock Festival 2008, and TV shows. In 2009, Chiei rendered with Alfredo Casero, Argentinian artist, in 10 Tango Festival. Chiei participated American Tango event in 2010. In 2011, He moved to Argentina, and rendered in Argentinian Festival with Juan Carlos Carabajal, Forklore musician. Chiei participated in more than fifteen albums and DVDs, mostly Flamenco, and is rendering over 100 times in Japanese concert halls and live houses recently, including Oki Jin's lead assistant guitar in his live tour. Chiei is very popular for his aggressive and passionate performance despite his calm and quiet appearance, and he is making his unique music based on his variety of ethical music background.

【Tanguísimo Halloween Milonga】

Get ready for the annual costume party at Tanguísimo Halloween Milonga!

Time: 10/29 (Sat) 8:00 pm-1:00 am (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: Chihwei & Susan
Entrance: NT300 including one drink

* Costumes are welcome!
* October Lucky Draw to take place~

【Live Bandoneon & Guitar Concert by Juan Pablo Jofre & Bruce Peng @ Tanguisimo Practilonga】

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｜Guitar

Media 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

【Yoga Class at Tanguísimo】

To use hatha yoga's movements to stretch the muscles and release the tension from daily life. To associate yoga and tango movements and let students know how to gain tango abilities from yoga training. The most important thing is to build a connection between body and mind and create a balance in mind through yoga practice.

Teacher: Weining Chen
Time: 10/6、10/20、10/27Thursdays 8:40-10:10 pm
Place: Tanguísimo Tango Space (7F-4, No.169, Sec.4, Zhongxiao East Rd., Taipei.)
Tuition Fee: NT450 per lesson.
Tuition Fee: NT450 per lesson. NT1200 for the complete series if prepaid.

Note:
1. Please bring your own yoga mat.
2. You can keep your mat at the studio if your prepay for the complete series.

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About The Teacher and The Class
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Wei-Ning Chen, who received a MFA in Dance Performance from the Taipei National University of Arts in 2007 and a BS in Psychology from Kaohsiung Medicine University in 2002, is a freelancer in field of performing arts. Since her first contact with yoga in 2006, she was immediately drawn by the peace and the balance of the essence of yoga. She is currently a yoga teacher at the Century Contemporary Dance Company and has her own way of training professional modern dancers.

【Tango Basic 1】

Experience the magic of the most sensational pair dance in the world -- Argentine Tango! No need to have a partner, and we speak English. We sustain that argentine tango should be taught by two teachers, one man and one woman, as it is the best way to learn it right.

[ Sat. Tango Basic 1 ]
Instructors: Derrick & Agnes
Time: Every Saturday at 2:00-3:30 PM, starting on October 1st. Total 8 lessons.
Place: Tanguísimo Tango Space (7F-4, No. 169, Sec. 4, Zhong-Xiao East Road)

[ Registration and Tuition Fee ]
Registration: Please email your name, gender and contact number to info@tangotaiwan.com
Tuition Fee: NT3600 ( including one 1.5-hrs lesson and a 1.5-hrs weekend practica.)
Special Package: NT.3400 including the following for those who make the payment before Sept 30th:
1. One milonga ticket: worth NT300.
2. One Tanguisimo Cultural Talk ticket: worth NT200.

【Sep. 3rd Class Change Notice】

2:00~3:30PM Tango Basic 2 will be taught by Daniel & Weining
3:30~5:00PM Practica runs as usual
5:00~6:30PM Intermediate class is suspended

Sorry for any inconvenience