A la parilla - Jorge Retamoza and Kieran Sawyer

About this event

Literally meaning 'on the grill', a la parilla is an expression from Argentinian folk traditions. This is music that is raw, honest, and high-risk, like cooking on open flames. "A la parilla" is a new concert series dedicated to folk music and curated by Blue Mountains hidden gem, guitarist Kieran Sawyer, with the Bowerbird Collective.

Concert 1 features Argentina's leading saxophonist, Jorge Retamoza, alongside Kieran on guitar, for a night of intimate and spontaneous music-making that is not to be missed. The performance will last for approximately 75 minutes without interval.

The Artists

Jorge Retamoza is a leading figure in the exploration of Argentinian tango, with nine album releases as a leader, saxophonist and composer. He is the first Argentine saxophonist to record all of Piazzolla's Seis Estudios Tanguísticos.

A member of the Buenos Aires Symphonic Band, and saxophone professor at the Manuel de Falla Superior Conservatory of Music in Buenos Aires, Jorge makes his Australian debut in 2026 alongside the Canberra Tango Quintet.

Kieran Sawyer is a guitarist specialising in Tango and Argentine folkloric music. Kieran has studied in Australia, Spain and South America, and has performed with numerous leading ensembles, including the Canberra Tango Quintet, the Owen Salomé Tango Quartet, and as a duo partner of bandoneonist Rodolfo Caivano.