Dino Saluzzi

The celebrated work of Argentine composer and bandoneon master Dino Saluzzi resides at the intersection of tango, improvisation, folk music, jazz, and modern classical composition. Early albums such as 1978's Dedicatoria and 1980's Bermejo showcased an already unique fusion of electric Latin jazz and tango that took him to the festival stages of Europe. Saluzzi's ECM discography began with the completely solo Kultrum in 1983; a spontaneous example of the bandoneonist's storytelling art, it marked the first of many musical "imaginary returns" to the towns and villages of his ch...