About Leonardo Suarez-Paz

Artistic Director Leonardo Suarez-Paz is a multiple Latin GRAMMY Award nominated artist who was mentored by the revolutionary composer Astor Piazzolla. Leonardo carries a 100-year family legacy in tango, beginning with the Afro-Argentine poet & 'payador' Gabino Ezeiza to Fernando Suarez Paz, who was instrumental in creating the nuevo tango alongside Piazzolla. 

Leonardo's career took him across international experiences which include Orchestra Estable del Teatro Colòn in Buenos Aires to playing as a soloist with Mariano Mores, Horacio Salgan, Atilio Stampone, Osvaldo Berlingieri, in Broadway's Forever Tango and Tango Argentino to dancing and playing in Tangox2 and Perfumes de Tango.  

He has collaborated with the New York City Opera, Placido Domingo, Ruben Blades, Carlos Franzetti, Patience Higgins, Jim Hall, Steve Kuhn, Savion Glover and Wynton Marsalis. Leonardo combines his unique and vast experience as a violin soloist, vocalist, choreographer and composer across multiple genres to lead Nuevo Tango Arts to the forefront of 21st century tango.