Soruto Festival - an evening of Argentine tango

A grand start to the 10th anniversary of Trio Tanguango and the opening of Olavin Jazz's spring season! The trio, which is one of Finland's leading tango nuevo groups, will turn 10 years old in March 2023. The concert program includes, among others, Carlos Gardel and Astor Piazzolla's tangos from the trio's albums Tanguango (2015) and Hotel tango (2017) and material from the new album to be released in March 2023.

Ástor Piazzolla – the Argentinian composer and bandoneonist whose birth was 100 years ago last year – revolutionized tango music by combining elements of art music and jazz with traditional Argentine tango. The new style began to be called tango nuevo.

Trio Tanguango from Savonlinna, performing in the evening concert of Argentine tango, mainly includes Ástor Piazzolla's production and tango nuevo, but also more traditional Argentine tango and fresh new arrangements of Finnish tangos. Trio Tanguango consists of long-time…