CHARLES GORCZYNSKI
Bandoneonist and leader of the acclaimed bay area sextet Redwood Tango Ensemble, Charles Gorczynski is a tango composer and arranger recognized by his Argentine colleagues as one of the best bandoneonists in the United States.
His works have recently premiered with Chamber Music Northwest Summer Festival in Portland and Intermusic SF, where he was twice awarded the MGP grant commissioning new works in the genre. Gorczynski has toured for milongas and concerts in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Montreal, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Rome, Pisa, and worked as touring bandoneonist for Alejandro Ziegler Quartet, Tango BC Trio, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, and California Symphony, and his 2018 album Prizefighter was noted “Best of 2018” from Bandcamp Weekly.