{"id":342,"date":"2017-03-05T19:26:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T19:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musician.io\/?p=342"},"modified":"2020-06-13T09:08:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T09:08:31","slug":"astor-piazzolla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keithjlang.com\/astor-piazzolla\/","title":{"rendered":"Astor Piazzolla – The Most Important Musician You Never Heard Of"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Astor Piazzolla was born in Argentina in 1921. He is often credited as the creator of modern Tango, through his Nuevo<\/em> (meaning new) tango style. Piazzolla brought Tango out of stagnation and popularised the genre through fusion with other musical styles. The Argentinian composer was a world-class musician, inventor, renegade, and arguably the person that did more for Tango\u2019s worldwide popularity than anyone, except maybe Carlos Gardel<\/a>. <\/i>Astor Piazzolla's music lives on in the multitude of covers, interpretations, and homages to his music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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In 60 s and 70 s, Piazzolla was seen as a rebellious figure. He wrote compositions based on his own vision of Tango. The purists baulked at the popularity of his Tango-Jazz and Electronic Tango music. Like many innovators, he was viewed as eccentric by the mainstream media and the conservative musicians of the day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPiazzolla is not Tango\u201d is the phrase his detractors used as an attempt to deride his achievements. But Piazzolla believed in his musical style. He was a true pioneer, creating a genre and becoming an icon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Piazzolla Influenced Musicians In All Styles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many popular artists we know and love consider Piazzolla a major influence on their musical styles. Some have interpreted and covered his work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al Di Meola<\/a>, one of the world's most respected guitarists, was a fan and released an entire album of the Argentine composer's music. His “Plays Piazzolla” album from 1996 is a classic reinterpretation of music by a man whose reputation was built on reinterpreting styles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Di Meola stamps his own latin and jazz-influenced style on Piazzolla's music in this incredibly beautiful hommage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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