Argentine born pianist, leader and composer, who is considered to
have paved the way for avant-garde composer alongside Enrique Delfino with his
composition of “Salome” (1917). He had trouble with the acceptance of his
compositions by other composers because they deemed his compositions as
“wrongly composed”. Cobain was irresistibly attracted to the piano at an early
age and was entered into the Conservatorio Williams of his town. Graduating in
1913, he began his career playing piano at a German beer shop and at several
cinema theatres, where he provided the musical background for silent movies. He
then went on to join a trio with Eduardo Arolas on bandoneon and Tito
Roccatagliatta on violin with Pepita Avellaneda, the first woman who sang
publicly tangos.
During 1916 he had to serve his military sentence of three years
for not complying with his military service. During that time he composed the
famous “A pan y agua”. He was discharged from the Infantry Regiment 2 after
serving a year and was able to return to normal life. In 1923 he left
everything to run towards the United States where he played more jazz than
tango. Being tired of whiskey forged by gangsters and having to switch between
jazz and tango he returned from United States in 1928. He formed an orchestra
and returned to United States until 1943. He then retired in an apartment
placed on Montevideo Street until he died at age 57.
Discography:
http://www.gemm.com/artist/cobian-c-juan-carlos
Bibliography:
Information retrieved from: http://www.todotango.com/english/creadores/jcobian.asp
