Live on stage, it’s the Maxi Larrea Trio with Teresa Tam on vocals! Join us for a milonga in the historic Berkeley City Club ballroom. DJ Robert plays traditional tunes during the breaks. Price: $15 ($10 for Club members). Tickets are available in advance through Eventbrite or with cash at the door.
This is an early milonga: 7:00-10:00 pm. The band’s sets begin at 7:45 and 9:15.
The Maxi Larrea Trio is made up of Maximiliano Larrea, guitar; Charles Gorczynski, bandoneon; and Sumi Lee, piano.
Maximiliano Larrea is an accomplished guitarist, arranger, and composer from Rosario, Argentina. In Argentina, he worked with Cuarteto Revirado, Quinteto Negro La Boca (Sony Argentina), Quinteto Clandestino, and Aires Trio. Since moving to the US in 2015, he has worked with several ensembles, most recently with Mariano Barreiro Quartet, Trio Larrea-O’Day-Durso, and the Maximiliano Larrea Tango Trio.
Charles Gorczynski is a bandoneonist, composer, and leader of the Redwood Tango Ensemble. Charles has been a guest bandoneonist with the California Symphony and the San Jose Chamber Orchestra; has toured with the Argentine ensembles Tango BC Trío, Mariano Barreiro Tango Trio, and Alejandro Ziegler Quartet; and has premiered his own works at the Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival.
Sumi Lee is a classically trained pianist who studied at La Orquesta Escuela de Tango, Emilio Balcarce. She has performed with many well-known maestros at prestigious venues, most recently with conductor Osvaldo Piro and bandoneonista Victor Lavallen at a sold-out concert at Teatro San Martin, Buenos Aires. She appears on the CD released at the concert, Gobbi Inédito. She also performs with a new tango group in Buenos Aires, Las Malevas.
A full bar and light refreshments will be available in the ballroom. For dinner reservations at Julia’s Restaurant, located inside the Berkeley City Club, visit www.opentable.com/r/julias-restaurant-berkeley. Please, no outside food or drink.
The BCC parking lot is for members only. We are a 10-minute walk from Downtown Berkeley BART. Nearby parking lots are Trinity Parking Log (2362 Bancroft Way), First Congregational Church Parking Log (2345 Channing Way), and 2315 Ellsworth Street Garage @ the Metropolitan.