Mads Tolling & Sam Reider: Django to Tango

Django to Tango

Experience an unforgettable evening of genre-bending brilliance with Two-Time Grammy Award–winning violinist Mads Tolling and acclaimed accordionist and pianist Sam Reider in their captivating program, Django to Tango. Journey from the fiery swing of Django Reinhardt’s gypsy jazz to the sultry rhythms of Argentine tango and beyond. Blending virtuosity with playful improvisation, Tolling and Reider reimagine classics and unveil original works that bridge continents and centuries. Django to Tango celebrates the joy of musical storytelling—filled with rhythm, romance, and spontaneity.

Mads Tolling is the 2016 winner of DownBeat Critics Poll Rising Star Violin Award, and SF Classical Voice 2023 and 2025 Jazz Performer. Mads is a former long-time member of bassist Stanley Clarke's Band, and the Turtle Island Quartet. Recently he toured and recorded three albums with the late great, Bob Weir.

Sam Reider is a Latin Grammy-nominated pianist, accordionist, composer, and educator. He has performed and recorded with a range of artists including Jon Batiste, Laurie Lewis, Paquito D’Rivera, and Jorge Glem, with whom he appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desktop.

Joining Mads and Sam this evening is bassist Sam Bevan, whose presence brings depth, groove, and a strong sense of interplay to the trio.

Mads Tolling (violin), Sam Reider (accordion, piano), Sam Bevan (bass)