Orquesta El Arranque

Orquesta El Arranque was founded in Buenos Aires in 1996 by the double bassist Ignacio Varchausky ^[1]. Two years later, in 1998, the group received the Clarín prize as breakthrough group of the year ^[1].

The orchestra's first album, Cabulero, was released in 2001 on the Epsa Music label ^[1]. In the following years it released a live album, En Vivo, which won a Gardel prize and received a Latin Grammy nomination in 2004 ^[1]. Later recordings included the album Nuevos in 2008 and Raras Partituras 6, recorded with Leopoldo Federico in 2010 ^[1].

The group also performed outside Argentina, including the Latin Tinge production at Lincoln Center in New York with Wynton Marsalis in May 2001 and a concert series at the Hong Kong Arts Festival in 2007 ^[1].

History

Orquesta El Arranque was founded in Buenos Aires in 1996 by double bassist Ignacio Varchausky ^[1]. In 1998 it received the Clarín prize as the breakthrough group of the year ^[1].

In 2001 the orchestra released its first album, Cabulero, on Epsa Music ^[1]. In May of that year it took part in the Latin Tinge production at Lincoln Center, New York, with Wynton Marsalis ^[1].

In December 2004 the group presented a Tango Week at the Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Aires ^[1]. In 2007 it gave a concert series at the Hong Kong Arts Festival ^[1].

Awards and recognition

The orchestra received the following recognitions ^[1]:

- 1998: Clarín prize as breakthrough group of the year ^[1]. - 2004: Gardel prize for the album En Vivo, and a Latin Grammy nomination ^[1]. - 2005: Konex diploma of merit, naming it among the best tango groups of the decade ^[1]. - 2007: SADAIC Francisco Canaro prize ^[1].

Recordings

Recordings by the orchestra include ^[1]:

- Cabulero (2001), its first album, on Epsa Music ^[1]. - En Vivo, which received a Gardel prize in 2004 ^[1]. - Nuevos (2008) ^[1]. - Raras Partituras 6 (2010), recorded with Leopoldo Federico ^[1].