Beau Bledsoe - guitar

Since completing his Masters in Music at the Kansas City Conservatory of Music in 1997, Beau has studied flamenco with Pedro Cortez and Luis Heredia in New York City. His interest in exploring new repertoire, cultures and programming ideas has lead to the creation of a large body of arrangements, transcriptions and compositions for the solo guitar and guitar chamber music. In addition to many engagements as a soloist, Beau has also worked extensively both domestically and internationally with the Guthrie Theater, operatic tenor Nathan Granner, classical violinist Gregory Sandomirsky and with flamenco dancers Miel Castagana , Ray Duran and Antonio Vargas. He has served as music faculty at both Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas and Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri. Most recently, he has co-founded the record label Tzigane and the flamenco music and dance school Manos Rojas .

Mark Lowrey - piano

Native to the KC area, Mark Lowrey has performed in a large number of diverse ensembles locally and nationally. Although he is primarily a jazz musician, Mark is fluent in tango, salsa, afro-cuban, brazilian, R&B, rock, and pop music, to name a few. In 2005, Mark was the only musician to win two outstanding soloist awards at the Elmhurst Jazz Festival in Chicago IL. And in 2004, at the Argentine Consulate, NYC, performing with Tango Lorca, the ensemble won seocnd place in the first annual International Tango Ensemble Competition. Most recently, Mark has been nominated for best Jazz Musician in the Pitch Magazine's annual music awards, a major Kansas City based publication

Jeff Harshbarger - bass

Voted Kansas City's Best Bassist by Pitch Magazine in 2007, Jeff Harshbarger has had quite a varied career. A prolific composer and bandleader in his own right, Jeff has recorded and performed across the globe with such varied groups as Forever Tango, Nathan Granner, Eugene Chadborne, Milt Abel, Tango Lorca, Jimmy Carl Black, Angela Hagenbach, Krystle Warren, Snuff Jazz, Brad Cox, Ghosty, The People's Liberation Big Bang of Greater Kansas City, Jazz Discharge and Forrest Whitlow. In 2004, he co-founded Tzigane Music, an artist-run collective and record label. Jeff has received The Kennedy Center's Betty Carter Fellowship, the Steans Institute Fellowship, and is a recipient of the 2008 Professional Development Grant from the Creative Capital Foundation.

Lidia Kaminska - accordion

Polish accordionist, Lidia Kaminska has consistently thrilled and delighted audiences with her energetic and captivating performances. Her chamber music, concerto and solo performances throughout the United States and Europe act as a one-woman mission to expand the public perception of the musical and expressive range of the accordion. Lidia has won several international competitions, including first prize in both the entertainment and classical divisions of the 2002 Accordion Teachers Guild International Competition, and four first prizes in the solo and chamber music categories in the Polish National Competitions. At the age of 21 she received a Masters degree from the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, and at 25, became the first person in the United States to receive a Doctorate in Accordion Performance. She has extensively researched the works of Astor Piazzolla and Sofia Gubaidulina. Lidia regularly performs with the Brad Cox Ensemble, and has appeared with the contemporary music ensembles New Ear and Musica Nova. Her numerous engagements as a soloist include the Kielce Symphony Orchestra of Poland, the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra, and the Kansas City Ballet. Her first solo recording will be released in November of 2004.

Tiffany Thompson - violin

Tiffany began playing the violin at the age of five. Though classically trained, she is also an experienced player of country, blues, jazz and rock. Prior to joining Tango Lorca, Tiffany was a member of the rock band Whet, in which she sang lead vocal and played a self-made electric steel violin. This summer, she will travel to Buenos Aires and attend the orchestral progam at the Escuela del Tango in Buenos Aires under the direction of Emilio Balcarce.

Christine Brebes - violin

Christine was introduced to Argentine music while playing with the eclectic group Gillham Park Orchtet and with Beau Bledsoe in Duo Lorca. Her involvement with Argentine tango has led her to play and record with José Luis "Pepe", and Pablo Motta and Coco Trivissonno, as well as to perform several times a year with Daniel Diaz and his Tango Camerata. Christine has also played with the Pepe Motta Tango Orchestra, Duo Lorca, Mr. Marco's V7, and the Gillham Park Orchtet. Currently she resides in Buenos Aires, where she plays with the Orquesta Escuela de Tango and La Chicana. She is currently touring with Tango legend, Miguel Angel Zotto. Christine also enjoys dancing tango as much as she does playing it.

Brad Cox - piano

Composer Brad Cox is musical director and pianist for Owen/Cox Dance
Group, a group he formed with dancer/choreographer Jennifer Owen in order
to perform their original music and dance collaborations. Frequently
employing a collage-like approach to composition, Brad has created a large
and wide ranging body of work. He has been a performing member of such
diverse ensembles as The People's Liberation Big Band of Greater Kansas
City, Brad Cox Ensemble, the Argentine tango group Tango Lorca, and the
heavy metal/comedy act jazzdischarge. He has written a number of
arrangements for Sony Classical recording artist Nathan Granner, and has
worked with Grammy award winning producer and engineer Russ Elevado in
creating arrangements for Krystle Warren and Nigerian guitarist Keziah
Jones.

Pablo Motta - contrabass

Born and raised in Argentina, Pablo migrated with his family to the USA when he was 12 years old. Pablo began working professionally alongside his father, José Luis "Pepe" Motta, at the age of 15. This experience led him through many styles, including tango, folklore, Latin, and improvisatory. He has recorded music for and appeared in several movies, including "Wings of Courage" (IMAX), "My Father the Hero," and, most recently, "Marlene Deitrich." As a jazz musician he has freelanced extensively, performing and collaborating with many artists in the Los Angeles and Kansas City areas. As a tango musician, he has toured with "Tango Vivo!" through several cities in the US and Canada. Currently, Pablo resides in Los Angeles and is touring with "Tango Dreams."

Karim Memi - vocals

Originally from Argentina, Karim began playing guitar as a child. By the age of 17 she was performing professionally as a vocalist and guitarist. She became proficient in a range of musical styles, including jazz, Argentine country music, bossa nova, and Argentine tango, which she performed in the theatres of Buenos Aires. Karim's instructor in both singing and playing tango was Horacio Salgan, a highly recognized composer, director and pianist in the history of tango. In 1988 Karim lived in Paris for a year and was featured at the well-known Parisian tango bar "Trottoir de Buenos Aires." She is currently teaching yoga in the Kansas City area and occasionally performing with Tango Lorca.

Nathan Granner - vocals

Nathan's voice is unique in its old-school qualities, and has been reviewed as buoyant, compelling, tightly focused, and plangent. Nathan is also the founder/producer of a concert series in Kansas City entitled " Vocal Lines Concert Series - Live at the Madrid Theatre, promoting the Vocal Arts in its many forms," and is cofounder of "Night of Song," a series of intimate opera and musical theatre performances. Having already released one solo CD on the Touchartists label. Nathan has just released the first of many albums as one of The American Tenors for Sony Classical, and with them will be seen on PBS and on a major tour throughout North America.