Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Join us for live tango music in the historic Berkeley City Club ballroom! Virtuoso musicians Seth Asarnow (bandoneon) and Marcelo Puig (guitar, voice) will play a selection of classic tangos. DJ Robert will play traditional tunes during the breaks. Price: $15 (10 for Club members). Tickets are available through Eventbrite or with cash at the door.

This is an early milonga: 7:00-10:00 pm.

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.

Seth Asarnow, a native of the Bay Area, plays bandoneon and piano and is a composer, teacher, and ensemble director. His musical influences include Aníbal Troilo, Leopoldo Federico and Astor Piazzolla, whom he met in 1989. Seth has performed with the San Francisco Symphony and the San Francisco, San Jose, and Santa Cruz Chamber Orchestras. He is the leader of the traditional golden-era tango group Seth Asarnow y su Sexteto Típico.

Marcelo Puig was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he studied classical guitar as a child at the Manuel de Falla Music Conservatory. During his teen years he played American and Latin American popular music, folk, rock, and blues. As an adult, he began playing Brazilian music and jazz, and then discovered tango music upon moving to the Bay Area. He has played at all of the top tango venues in the Bay Area as well as at restaurants, theaters, and wineries.

Wednesday, May 22, 2019
7:00-10:00 pm
$15

Live on stage, it’s tango ensemble Trio Garufa! Come dance or just enjoy the music in the Berkeley City Club’s historic ballroom.

Trio Garufa is an international ensemble dedicated to performing authentic Argentine music. They have performed across Argentina, Colombia, Europe, Canada and the US at venues such as Yoshi’s Jazz Club, Chicago Symphony Hall, Teatro Leon de Greiff and La Viruta (the largest tango club in Buenos Aires). Trio Garufa’s repertoire includes classic Argentine tangos from the golden era as well as Argentine folklore music, modern tangos by Piazzolla, electro-tangos, and original compositions. The Trio’s music is exciting, virtuosic, and rooted in the dance. The group is made up of Guillermo García, guitar (Argentina); Adrian Jost, bandoneon (Switzerland); and Sascha Jacobsen, upright bass (California).

Visit the Trio Garufa website here.

Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
7:00-10:00pm
$15.
Discount for members of the Berkeley City Club

On stage in the ballroom, we present Seth Asarnow on piano and Adrian Jost on bandoneon.  All are welcome, including experienced dancers, beginning dancers, and listeners.

Seth Asarnow, a native of the Bay Area, plays bandoneon as well as piano and has a repertoire consisting of hundreds of tangos. He has composed film scores and has played on film soundtracks, and he works regularly with some of the finest tango dancers in the world. His tango ensemble, Seth Asarnow y su Sexteto Tipico, plays tango in the style of the golden age.  Asarnow is working to preserve this unique style of music in its original form.

Born on the French Riviera in Switzerland, Adrian Jost first studied the accordion and bayan (similar to the accordion) with the country’s best teachers until coming to the U.S. to pursue his master’s degree at Northwestern University. It was there that Jost discovered Argentine tango and started the transition to the iconic bandoneon. In 2001, he co-founded Trio Garufa, a popular San Francisco-based tango group that has enthralled audiences in the U.S., Europe, Argentina, Colombia, and Canada.