Guillermo Klein Returns To His Kitchen

[mjzee]

"New York was one big kitchen where we could cook up whatever we wanted," Guillermo Klein said over the phone from Buenos Aires. "We were free. We could experiment."

The pianist and composer fondly recalls the period, from 1994 to 2000, when he established a foothold and a following here. But Mr. Klein's native Argentina, where he first fell under the sway of such indigenous musical styles as zamba and chacarera, eventually drew him back home. A couple of years later, with the Argentine economy in shambles, he headed to Barcelona to live, before returning to Buenos Aires last year.

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[Tom in RI]

Thanks for this post. I think Klein is great, one of the guys I reach for on a regular basis. Glad to see he has a new disc which I will need to check out.