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The term "crossover artist" can mean many things. In the case of argentine pianist and composer Dario Boente, it means a musician who is equally at home performing romantic Argentine and jazz compositions on a grand piano, as he is programming world-beat electronica.
Over jazz foundations Dario layers the grime and groove of New York and London, the heart beats of Brazil, the rituals of Argentina and the mother tongues of Africa. Energy in its purest form, Dario harnesses his discipline into sharp musical choreography with an unmistakably mischievous edge. Dario leads two musical projects: "Huge in Japan and "Projecto Sur".
For Huge in Japan, Dario teams up with inspired musicians from around the globe. Collaborators include Acid jazz pioneer Ronny Jordan on guitar, three time Grammy Award winner Antonio Sanchez on drums, Jorge Pardo on flute, Luis Quintero on percussion, Gregoire Maret on harmonica, among others. Fo...
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