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Two-time Grammy nominee, Argentine-born and NY-based pianist and composer Emilio Solla's first band, Apertura, (1983-1989) was praised by Astor Piazzolla as one of the most interesting new sounds in the Buenos Aires scene in 1986. Nowadays, with eleven CDs as band leader and more than forty as arranger/producer, he is regarded by peers and critics as one of the most outstanding and personal composers in the Tango-Jazz field, a musical language which blends Argentine tango and folk with jazz and other contemporary music styles. He has performed all around Europe, Japan, the US and Latin America in many of the most important Jazz houses and festivals, such as Bim Huis, Lincoln Center, Marciac, Blue Note, Fasching and more.