“I was quite amazed at just how great the groove was! The band could be swinging, rocking, funking, jazzing or whatever, that tango rhythm was embedded in it all”

The Swanage Jazz Club in partnership with the Isle of Purbeck Golf Club are pleased to present Tango Jazz Quartet (TJQ) a wonderful and creative collision of Argentinian Tango and Jazz roots, all the way from Argentina. With 10 albums released 31 international tours made, including 7 consecutive years in UK, the band has performed in the most prestigious jazz clubs and festivals in Europe, USA, China, Russia, South America and Africa.

The Hampstead Jazz Club has been supporting TJQ for several years and are pleased to bring them to Swanage for their debut. TJQ is distinguished by its innovative approach to interpreting Argentine Popular Music and by its constant activity and innovation in its musical offerings. The music of Tango Jazz Quartet ranges from traditional tango to the music of Astor Piazzolla, without ever leaving the realm of jazz.  

The band has been declared "Tango Ambassadors" by the Buenos Aires Legislature and is sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina.

This year the return to the UK with a renewed repertoire that explores a good part of traditional tango and the avant-garde tango by the famous composer Astor Piazzolla.

Tango Jazz Quartet magically captures the harmonies and the improvisation of jazz to blend them with the melodies and rhythms of tango. The striking contrast between the vibrant and playful "milongas", the romantic "tango-waltzes" and the electrifying music of Piazzzola will not leave anyone in the audience indifferent.