What is a Tango Jam?
It's a forum for the exploration of tango music that is geared towards musicians of all levels and backgrounds. The primary objective is to gain awareness and familiarity with aspects of tango music in order to play classic tango songs that dancers will enjoy dancing to. We'll be working from lead sheets that can be downloaded for free from the Tango Jam website (you must register to access the Tango Jam RealBook). Learn how to play different rhythm patterns, how to trade off melodies, and how the instruments work together to become live tango music for dancers. We won't spend time learning how to find the notes, but we'll talk a lot about how to make your instrument sound like tango. All instruments and abilities are welcome...we just want lots of people to get excited about playing tango music for dancers.
Questions? Contact Carlos: <carlos@morenotango.com>
Details
| Where: | The Lilypad, in Inman Square. 1353 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139 (map) |
| When: | 7:00-9:00pm. Third Tuesday of each month, before the Odd Tuesday Milonga |
| Bring: | Your instrument, your enthusiasm, and a copy of the lead sheets for the songs we'll be working on. |
| Prepare: | Play through the songs if you need to. Listen to the mp3s. We usually play 2-3 per jam. |
| Sign-up: | If you plan to attend a tango jam, please enter your name and instrument in the signup form below so we know who to expect...but whether we get 3 people or 30, we'll manage the room, and we'll have fun (it'll be like tango Disneyland, you MUST have fun, I said so). |
Next Boston Tango Jam
| February 21, 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Songs to work on | Lead sheet | Listen | Played |
| Rodriguez Peña | PDF (38 kb) | MP3 (1.6 MB) | |
| Malena | PDF (82 kb) | MP3 (1.4 MB) | |
| Romance de Barrio | PDF (30 kb) | MP3 (1.2 MB) | |
| El Choclo | PDF (41 kb) | MP3 (1.2 MB) | |
| Mi Buenos Aires Querido | PDF (100 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | |
| Lagrimas y Sonrisas | PDF (45 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | |
Sign up for the next jam
Past Boston Tango Jams
| January 17, 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Songs to work on | Lead sheet | Listen | Played |
| Mañana Zarpa Un Barco | PDF (46 kb) | MP3 (1.6 MB) | X |
| Felicia | PDF (38 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | X |
| Milonga Sentimental | PDF (33 kb) | MP3 (1.5 MB) | X |
| Rodriguez Peña | PDF (38 kb) | MP3 (1.6 MB) | |
| Malena | PDF (82 kb) | MP3 (1.4 MB) | |
| Romance de Barrio | PDF (30 kb) | MP3 (1.2 MB) | |
| December 20, 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Songs to work on | Lead sheet | Listen | Played |
| Sentimiento Gaucho | PDF (53 kb) | MP3 (1.4 MB) | |
| Derecho Viejo | PDF (39 kb) | MP3 (1 MB) | |
| Vida Mía (from TangoJam.com C book) | PDF (44 kb) | MP3 (1.6 MB) | |
| Vida Mía (for Boston Tango Jam: let's use this one) | PDF (44 kb) | X | |
| Mañana Zarpa Un Barco | PDF (46 kb) | MP3 (1.6 MB) | |
| Felicia | PDF (38 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | |
| Milonga Sentimental | PDF (33 kb) | MP3 (1.5 MB) | |
| October 18, 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Songs to work on | Lead sheet | Listen | Played |
| Retintin | PDF (32 kb) | MP3 (1.2 MB) | |
| Retintin for Boston Jam | PDF (39 kb) | X | |
| Pedacito de Cielo | PDF (46 kb) | MP3 (1.1 MB) | |
| Pedacito de Cielo for Boston Jam | PDF (45 kb) | X | |
| Vida Mía | PDF (44 kb) | MP3 (1.6 MB) | |
| Vida Mía for Boston Jam | PDF (44 kb) | X | |
| September 20, 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Songs to work on | Lead sheet | Listen | Played |
| A La Gran Muñeca (normal lead sheet) | PDF (38 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | X |
| A La Gran Muñeca (enhanced lead sheet, with lots of notation) | PDF (39 kb) | ||
| Nada | PDF (44 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | X |
| Nada (enhanced lead sheet, with lots of notation) | PDF (41 kb) | ||
| Nada Mas (normal lead sheet) | PDF (44 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | X |
| Nada Mas (enhanced lead sheet, with lots of notation) | PDF (39 kb) | ||
| Retintin | PDF (32 kb) | MP3 (1.2 MB) | |
| Pedacito de Cielo | PDF (46 kb) | MP3 (1.1 MB) | |
| Vida Mía | PDF (44 kb) | MP3 (1.6 MB) | |
| ---All PDFs and MP3s for September 20 | ZIP (7.8 MB) | ||
| August 16, 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Songs to work on | Lead sheet | Listen | Played |
| El Choclo | PDF (41 kb) | MP3 (1.2 MB) | X |
| Mañana Zarpa Un Barco | PDF (46 kb) | MP3 (1.6 MB) | X |
| Quiero Verte Una Vez Mas | PDF (71 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | X |
| A La Gran Muñeca | PDF (38 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | |
| Nada | PDF (44 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | |
| Nada Mas | PDF (44 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | |
| ---All PDFs and MP3s for August 16 | ZIP (8.0 MB) | ||
| July 19, 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Songs to work on | Lead sheet | Listen | Played |
| Sentimiento Gaucho | PDF (53 kb) | MP3 (1.4 MB) | X |
| Como Dos Extraños | PDF (36 kb) | MP3 (1.2 MB) | X |
| Como Dos Extraños score (for grabbing fills and counter melodies!) | PDF (118 kb) | ||
| Lagrimas y Sonrisas | PDF (45 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | X |
| Mañana Zarpa Un Barco | PDF (46 kb) | MP3 (1.6 MB) | |
| ---All PDFs and MP3s for July 19 | ZIP (5.3 MB) | ||
| June 21, 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Songs to work on | Lead sheet | Listen | Played |
| Felicia | PDF (38 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | X |
| Romance de Barrio | PDF (30 kb) | MP3 (1.2 MB) | X |
| Milonga Sentimental | PDF (33 kb) | MP3 (1.5 MB) | X |
| Sentimiento Gaucho | PDF (53 kb) | MP3 (1.4 MB) | |
| ---All PDFs and MP3s for June 21 | ZIP (5.3 MB) | ||
| May 17, 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Songs to work on | Lead sheet | Listen | Played |
| Campo Afuera | PDF (37 kb) | MP3 (1 MB) | X |
| Derecho Viejo | PDF (39 kb) | MP3 (1 MB) | X |
| Mi Buenos Aires Querido | PDF (100 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | X |
| Romance de Barrio | PDF (30 kb) | MP3 (1.2 MB) | |
| ---All PDFs and MP3s for May 17 | ZIP (4.5 MB) | ||
| April 19, 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Songs to work on | Lead sheet | Listen | Played |
| Campo Afuera | PDF (37 kb) | MP3 (1 MB) | |
| Derecho Viejo | PDF (39 kb) | MP3 (1 MB) | |
| Mi Buenos Aires Querido | PDF (100 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | |
| Retintin | PDF (32 kb) | MP3 (1.2 MB) | X |
| Rodriguez Peña | PDF (38 kb) | MP3 (1.6 MB) | X |
| Silueta Porteña | PDF (30 kb) | MP3 (1.5 MB) | X |
| ---All PDFs and MP3s for April 19 | ZIP (7.5 MB) | ||
| March 15, 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Songs to work on | Lead sheet | Listen | Played |
| Derecho Viejo | PDF (39 kb) | MP3 (1 MB) | |
| Lagrimas y Sonrisas | PDF (45 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | X |
| Quiero Verte Una Vez Mas | PDF (71 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | X |
| Retintin | PDF (32 kb) | MP3 (1.2 MB) | |
| Rodriguez Peña | PDF (38 kb) | MP3 (1.6 MB) | |
| Silueta Porteña | PDF (30 kb) | MP3 (1.5 MB) | |
| ---All PDFs and MP3s for March 15 | ZIP (7.8 MB) | ||
| February 15, 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Songs to work on | Lead sheet | Listen | Played |
| 9 de Julio | PDF (33 kb) | MP3 (1.4 MB) | X |
| La Cumparsita | PDF (34 kb) | MP3 (1.9 MB) | X |
| Retintin | PDF (32 kb) | MP3 (1.2 MB) | |
| Rodriguez Peña | PDF (38 kb) | MP3 (1.6 MB) | |
| Romance de Barrio | PDF (30 kb) | MP3 (1.2 MB) | X |
| Silueta Porteña | PDF (30 kb) | MP3 (1.5 MB) | |
| ---All PDFs and MP3s for February 15 | ZIP (8.6 MB) | ||
| January 18, 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Songs to work on | Lead sheet | Listen | Played |
| A La Gran Muñeca | PDF (38 kb) | MP3 (1.3 MB) | X |
| El Flete | PDF (35 kb) | MP3 (1.4 MB) | X |
| La Cumparsita | PDF (34 kb) | MP3 (1.9 MB) | |
| Malena | PDF (82 kb) | MP3 (1.4 MB) | X |
| Romance de Barrio | PDF (30 kb) | MP3 (1.2 MB) | |
| Silueta Porteña | PDF (30 kb) | MP3 (1.5 MB) | |
| ---All PDFs and MP3s for January 18 | ZIP (8.6 MB) | ||