Artist Bio:
Luis Rizzo (Argentina - guitarist, composer, arranger): began his career in the early '60s with the Quinteto Osvaldo Manzi (also pianist of Astor Piazzolla). Subsequently Rizzo created, along with Juan Jose Mosalini and D. Binelli, the Quinteto Guardia Nueva, a combo involved in the renewal of tango.
In 1982 Rizzo moved from Buenos Aires to Paris, continuing to work with Piro in France, Germany, Holland, Sweden and Denmark. In 1985 he established the Luis Rizzo Trio. The Trio became Cuarteto in 1990 with the addition of Carlos Carlsen. In the meanwhile, the Cuarteto started to collaborate with the singer Susanna Rizzi, with whom it recorded the CD Tristesse and started long tours around Italy.
Cesar Stroscio (Argentina - bandoneon, arranger, composer): young bandoneon virtuoso who recorded his first album when he was ten years old. He performed in the Quinteto Blanco de Bandoneones and with numberless tango orchestras. In the early '60s, Stroscio created, along with Juan Cedron, the Cuarteto Cedron, the most important group in the new Argentinian popular music, collaborating with poets such as Cortazar, Gelman and Urondo. In 1972 the Cuarteto moved to Paris where it recorded ten albums for Polydor, and did tours all over the world.
The Cuarteto broke up in 1988, and Cesar Stroscio joined the Luis Rizzo Trio in 1989.
Carlos Carlsen (Argentina, cello, bass, composer): performed in the Osvaldo Manzi trio in the '60s; subsequently he joined the Cuarteto Cedron and moved to Paris, taking part to their tours and recordings with success. He joined Luis Rizzo Cuarteto in 1990.
Adrian Politi (Argentina, guitar): performed classical music in the Cuarteto de Guitarras de Rosario with a remarkable career as a soloist. Politi moved to Paris in 1986 and joined the Luis Rizzo Cuarteto in 1990.
Susanne Rizzi (Italian, singer): after many experiences in little tango combos, she began collaborating with the Luis Rizzo Cuarteto in January 1990, touring around Italy, attending broadcasting and television shows, and recording her first CD, Tristesse.
— Courtesy Calabash Music
