Fernando Otero's Nonesuch debut, Pagina de Buenos Aires, out this week, is the album Rochester Democrat & Chronicle music critic Anna Reguero says she's listening to right now. She says the Argentine-born composer-pianist's "modern, tango-infused tunes ... are pure excitement and sensuality [that] will have you dancing ochos and adornos in a private milonga." But, she continues:

don't expect schmoozy tango melodies; the music here is serious contemporary music, with tango only as icing. Otero's playing demonstrates he is nothing short of a gifted jazz pianist—he has been building a reputation as a jazzer in New York City, playing recently at Birdland and performing with clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera. His quintet members make his complex music feel breezy and easy.

Reguero also urges readers to be on the lookout for the new piece Otero wrote for the Kronos Quartet, El Cerezo (The Cherry Tree), which the group will premiere at Carnegie Hall on February 22. For program and ticket information to that event, visit carnegiehall.org.

To read Reguero's complete review, visit democratandchronicle.com.

Pagina de Buenos Aires is available now at the Nonesuch Store. With every CD you purchase, you can download high-quality MP3s of the album instantly at no extra cost.