Mariana Diez
She was born in Buenos Aires. She graduated at “Conservatorio Nacional Carlos López Buchardo” as National Piano Professor, at “Instituto Universitario de Artes” as Musical Arts Professor and at Popular Music Avellaneda School as Jazz Piano Player. She has studied piano with teachers Susana Bonora and Eduardo Páez and tango with Orlando Trípodi. She has also studied analisis and composition with Graciela Tarchini and Manolo Juárez.
She joined different instrumental ensembles, such as Almagro trio, Buenos Aires Express Quintet, “Orquesta Escuela de Tango Emilio Balcarce” and Colortango Orchestra, alternaterning performances throughout Argentina and several countries around the world: Japan (1993-1994); France, at Théâtre National de Chaillot during the Buenos Aires Tango Festival in Paris (2001); Sweden, Holland, Italy and Denmark with Colortango Orchestra (2002-2003). She performed at the most relevant halls in Buenos Aires: Teatro Nacional Cervantes, Teatro Presidente Alvear, Biblioteca Nacional, Salón Dorado de Cultura del Gobierno de Buenos Aires, Luna Park, Sala Miguel Cané, Teatro Roma de Avellaneda, La Trastienda, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Centro Cultural Torquato Tasso, Esquina Homero Manzi, La Scala de San Telmo and others.
She accompanied several singers such as Amelita Baltar, Abel Córdoba, Nacha Guevara and Ciara.
In 1999 she participated in recording sessions for “Orlando Trípodi. Homenaje” CD. In 2002 as invited artist in “Aromando coplas”, Albahaca’s Vocal Group first cd. Nowadays she is permanent pianist and has recorded for Albahaca’s second cd “Perpectivas”.
In 2005 she participated in recording sessions for “Voces azules”, cd of singer Cecilia Pastorino. In 2007 she wrote all orchestra arrangements for Ciara’s cd “Igneo” and also participated in recording sessions as pianist and conductor.
Since 2000 she is piano teacher at Popular Music Avellaneda School.
