Barbieri earned the nickname "El Gato," which means the cat, in the 1950s because of the way he scampered between clubs in Buenos Aires with his saxophone to make his next gig.

Gato Barbieri, an Argentine-born tenor saxophonist who became one of the first major Latin jazz stars with his steamy, Grammy Award-winning score to the 1972 film “Last Tango in Paris,” died ...

He gained national prominence playing alto saxophone in an orchestra led by Lalo Schifrin, the pianist and composer who later made a big impact with his TV and film scores, including “Theme from ...

Latin Jazz saxophonist Leandro "Gato" Barbieri, who composed the Grammy-winning music for the steamy Marlon Brando film "Last Tango in Paris" and recorded dozens of albums over a career spanning ...

Clarence Jazz Club in Torremolinos is about to wrap up its 2024/2025 season with a captivating performance by the Julio Botti ...

The Nexas saxophone quartet, comprising of Jay Byrnes, Nathan Henshaw, Andrew Smith and Michael Duke, present tango classics from Latin America.

Piazzolla's "Tanguedia" is a quirky tango, dissonant and rhythmically insistent. Botti takes up the tenor sax for Piazzolla's dynamic "Imagenes 676," and is back on soprano for the gorgeous melody ...

Tango is in the air in Charleston. Wednesday night, members of the chamber group UNED!TED and Hello, Saxophone! collaborated in a performance of three of Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla’s ...

Jazz album: “Tangled Tango” by Ethan Winogrand, released in 2007 on Clean Feed Records. Explore the largest collection of jazz recordings @ All About Jazz ...