DARIO ESKENAZI

Dario Eskenazi is a New York-based composer known for his versatile work in film, television, and jazz. 

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With roots in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dario’s early classical training combined with a deep love for cinema and early exposure to jazz, shaped the foundation of his richly multifaceted career.

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After moving to the United States, he attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music, earning a BA in Music with a major in Film Scoring. In 1990, he settled in New York City, where he quickly became a first-call pianist in Brazilian, Latin, and jazz music circles. Over the years, Dario has performed, toured, and recorded with legendary artists such as Paquito D’Rivera, Caribbean Jazz Project, Leny Andrade, Mongo Santamaria, Rubén Blades, and Dori Caymmi, among others.

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As a composer, Dario’s recent credits include the critically acclaimed Argentinian box-office hit El Robo del Siglo (2020), directed by Ariel Winograd, and the Argentine-Brazilian co-production Happy Hour, directed by Eduardo Albergaria. Other notable original scores include The Last New Yorker and Que Parezca un Accidente, starring Carmen Maura and Federico Luppi.

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Dario’s additional contributions to cinema are equally remarkable. He orchestrated and composed additional music for films such as Un Cuento Chino, starring Ricardo Darín, and Triage, directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Danis Tanović and starring Colin Farrell and Paz Vega. His work on El Aura, an Argentine psychological thriller that won the 2006 Best Film Award at the Havana Film Festival, showcases both his scoring talents and his piano performance.

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Beyond his work as a composer, Dario remains an active performer in New York City’s vibrant music scene. As an educator, he brings his wealth of experience and passion for film music to the next generation of composers as a faculty member in the Screen Scoring Department at Berklee College of Music.

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