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, thanks to the skills and reputation he gathered while working extensively as

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's regular pianist from 1978 until the maestro's retirement for health reasons in 1989. During their collaboration, they performed with

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among others. He played with Piazzolla's re-formed Conjunto 9 in 1983 for his

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concert with the

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. In 1985 Ziegler composed the music for the film '' Adios Roberto'', and in 1990, he established the New Tango Quartet.Pablo Ziegler
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as well as some of the wistfulness of

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. As a composer he has taken Piazzolla's

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approach to tango music and added more jazz influence, notably with the regular use of a drumkit, lighter harmonies similar to those used in

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, Quique Sinesi, Walter Castro,

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the

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, the

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and the Wellington Chamber Orchestra, with whom he performed in New Zealand in June 2014.

Awards

Ziegler's 2017 album, ''

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'' won the 2018

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for Best Latin Jazz Album. Ziegler’s 2013 recording, the

-nominated Amsterdam Meets New Tango (

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2013), saw his quartet paired with the Netherlands’

, playing his most famous works arranged for jazz orchestra. His work as music director, arranger and pianist for bass-baritone opera star

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earned an

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Award in 2011 for the album Rojotango. Ziegler’s 2003 release, Bajo Cero, won the

Award for Best Tango Album, and in 2008, his album Buenos Aires Report made the final list of nominees for the same honor. Other major recordings include 1998’s Tango Romance with the

and 1996’s Los Tengueros with Emanual Ax. Pablo Ziegler is

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Artist and Honorary Citizen of

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Discography

As leader

* ''La Conexión Porteña'' (Sony 1991) * ''Los Tangueros - The Tangos of Astor Piazzolla'' piano duos with Emanuel Ax (Sony 1996) * ''Asfalto: Street Tango'' (BMG 1998) * ''Tango Romance'' with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (BMG 1998) * ''Quintet for New Tango'' (BMG 2000) * ''Bajo Cero'' with Walter Castro and Quique Sinesi (Enja 2003) * ''Tango and all that Jazz'' with Stefon Harris (Zoho 2007) * ''Buenos Aires Report'' with Walter Castro and Quique Sinesi (Zoho 2007) * ''Amsterdam Meets New Tango'' with the Metropole Orkest (Zoho 2013) * ''Desperate Dance'' with Quique Sinesi and Walter Castro (Enja 2015) * ''Tango Nuevo'' with Christopher O'Riley (Steinway & Sons 2016) * ''

'' with Hector Del Curto and Claudio Ragazzi (Zoho 2017) * ''Solo Pablo Ziegler'' (Steinway & Sons 2018) *''Radiotango'' with Pablo Ziegler Chamber Quartet (Zoho 2019)

As artistic director, arranger, pianist, composer

* ''La Marcha del Golazo Solitario:'' Los Fabulosos Cadillac * ''Los Dias Perdidos:''

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* ''Pura Musica Vol.2:'' Cacho Tirao * ''The Symphonic Tango'': The Royal Philharmonic * ''Tango Nostalgias:'' Julio Botti (Zoho 2010) * ''Sax to Tango'' with Julio Botti (Zoho 2016)

As sideman

With

* ''Astor Piazzolla Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival VD' (1984) * ''Live in Colonia, 1984'' (Intuition 2003) * '' Tango: Zero Hour'' (American Clave 1986) * ''Tristezas de un Doble A'' (Meesidor 1987) * '' La Camorra'' (American Clave 1989) * ''The New Tango'' with Gary Burton, recorded live at the 1986 Montreux Festival (Atlantic 1988) * ''The Central Park Concert'' recorded in 1987 (Chesky 1994) * ''The Vienna Concert'' recorded in 1984 (JVC Japan 2013)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ziegler, Pablo 1944 births Living people Musicians from Buenos Aires Argentine pianists Argentine tango musicians Latin Grammy Award winners Argentine film score composers Male film score composers Argentine people of German descent Male pianists 21st-century pianists 21st-century male musicians Zoho Music artists