Oakland-based guitarist and arranger Scott O’Day is a member of the contemporary tango music scene. He is the artistic director of the acclaimed Scott O’Day Tango Trio. He has performed extensively in North America, South America, and Europe. He is also the director of the San Francisco Community Music Center Tango Ensemble, which serves as an incubator program for the Bay Area tango music scene. Scott studied with many notable tango legends in Buenos Aires, and attended La Escuela de Música Popular de Avellaneda in Buenos Aires to complete his formal training.

Scott O’Day Tango Trio presents contemporary tango in a unique formation. With the guitar as a central voice, this power trio features all originally arranged music for guitar, piano, and double bass. Influenced by the sounds and colors from jazz but with the rhythmic intensity of rock, the trio forges a new and exciting path for today’s tango. The trio is often joined by vocalist Verónica Freidkes from Buenos Aires, Argentina.