Sebastian Pompilio is an award-winning guitarist, arranger and teacher with a deep interest in and understanding of Astor Piazzolla's music. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has a degree in classical guitar and a postgraduate degree in contemporary guitar repertoire. He became interested in Astor Piazzolla's music at a very young age and studied Piazzolla's work with leading tango musicians, including original members of Piazzolla's quintet. In 2006, he arranged Piazzolla's "Four Seasons of Buenos Aires" for guitar duet, starting his career as a music arranger. In addition to working as an arranger, Sebastian is currently dedicated to performing and teaching Piazzolla's music at music festivals around the world. His latest CD "Cite Tango" includes 14 of his new arrangements for solo guitar of music by Astor Piazzolla. It is the result of many years of work and study and represents a major contribution to the contemporary guitar repertoire.
Sebastian is also a member of legendary guitar quartet Martinez Zarate and a founder member of Camerata argentina de guitarras.