Julian Plaza

Julian Plaza was born on 9 July 1928 ^[3]. He debuted in Edgardo Donato's orchestra in 1943, at about fifteen years of age ^[1].

He later played in the orchestras of Miguel Caló and Osvaldo Pugliese ^[1]. While with Caló he formed a bandoneon quartet with Alfredo Marcucci and wrote his first arrangement, the milonga Dominguera ^[1]. He joined Pugliese's orchestra in 1959 and toured the Soviet Union and China with it ^[1].

In 1968 Plaza co-founded the Sexteto Tango, in which he played piano ^[1]. He left the sextet in 1992 to lead his own orchestra ^[1]. He received the ACE de Oro in 1997 and died in Buenos Aires on 19 April 2003 ^[2].

History

### Early career with Donato and Caló

Plaza debuted in Edgardo Donato's orchestra in 1943, at about fifteen ^[1]. In 1949 he joined Miguel Caló's orchestra, where he formed a bandoneon quartet with Alfredo Marcucci ^[1]. In 1950 he wrote his first arrangement for Caló, the milonga Dominguera ^[1].

### With Pugliese

In 1959 Plaza joined Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra ^[1]. He toured the Soviet Union and China with that orchestra ^[1].

### Sexteto Tango and his own orchestra

In 1968 Plaza co-founded the Sexteto Tango, playing piano in the group ^[1]. He left the sextet in 1992 to lead his own orchestra ^[1].

### Later years

Plaza received the ACE de Oro in 1997 ^[2]. He died in Buenos Aires on 19 April 2003 ^[2].

Repertoire

Works and arrangements associated with Plaza include the following ^[1][2]:

- Dominguera, a milonga and his first arrangement, written for Miguel Caló in 1950 ^[1] - Danzarín, registered in 1958 ^[2] - Nostálgico, registered in 1962 ^[2]