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Pablo Aslan
His most recent album of works for bass and string quartet, ConTraBajo (Soundbrush Records) presents him as a soloist and covers an eclectic repertoire ranging from Villa-Lobos and Ellington to original flamenco and tango-inspired compositions. With guest artists Paquito D’Rivera and bandoneonist Raul Jaurena.
He performs and tours with a variety of ensembles, including his own 50’s tango dance band The Aces of Rhythm, with the Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra, Meg Okura’s Pan Asian Ensemble, composer Frank London’s ensembles, and with members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
As a producer, he has shaped more than a dozen albums, including the 2007 Latin Grammy Winner Te Amo Tango by Uruguayan bandoneonist Raul Jaurena. As of 2017, Aslan was working on albums by the Glass House Orchestra, Tributango quartet, a CD of original compositions, and a series of electronic tangos for dancers. In 2016, he founded Avantango Records.
Aslan has also performed and recorded with many world-class artists, including Yo-Yo Ma, Shakira, Lalo Schifrin, Denyce Graves, Osvaldo Golijov, Pablo Ziegler, the New World Symphony, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Aslan has also performed with clarinetist David Krakauer’s band Klezmer Madness! in the U.S. and Europe, and collaborated with other leading klezmer musicians such as composer-trumpeter Frank London and violinist Alicia Svigals.
Aslan is an active researcher and educator producing educational programs for Lincoln Center Institute, Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concerts, and Arts Connection in New York City. As a guest lecturer, he has taught at several universities throughout the United States, including Harvard, Yale, and UCLA. Serving as Artistic Director of the Reed Tango Music Institute for the 2013-14 season, Aslan has also been a Featured Artist at the Indiana University Tangueros Conference.
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Pablo Aslan Quintet: Piazzolla in Brooklyn
by Lawrence Peryer
Pablo Aslan QuintetPiazzolla In BrooklynSoundbrush Records2011 Thanks to artists like pianist Pablo Ziegler, woodwind multi-instrumentalist Paquito D'Rivera and bassist Pablo Aslan, the union of jazz and tango has been made complete over the last several decades. Tango music, which like jazz has had a long and complex history often entwined with issues of class, has been present in the Americas for well over 100 years. As popular music, tango was in many ...
read morePablo Aslan: Tango Grill
by Jerry D'Souza
Bassist Pablo Aslan has long been in the forefront of forging an alliance between jazz and the tango. His approach has been artful, keeping the body of the tango intact while letting jazz take the music into new pastures. His success can be seen in the music he has created with his band, Avantango, and through recordings like Buenos Aires Tango Standards (Zoho Music, 2007). When it was time for him to fire up Tango Grill Aslan went to Buenos ...
read morePablo Aslan: Tango Grill
by Raul d'Gama Rose
To the unsuspecting ear, Pablo Aslan may sometimes appear to be just a fabulous bassist, with sublime technique and a virtuoso of limitless possibility. But dig a little deeper, especially into Tango Grill, and the impossible will seem to appear. Aslan takes the relatively rigid structure of the written music and dance form--the Tango--into a stratospheric space where no one else has ever dared to venture--not, at least, since Astor Piazzolla reinvented the form as Nuevo Tango over 60 years ...
read moreArchivo Digital del Tango and Pablo Aslan Quintet featuring Paquito D' Rivera at Americas Society
by Ernest Barteldes
Archivo Digital del Tango Pablo Aslan Quintet Featuring Paquito D' Rivera Americas Society New York, NY March 24, 2010
According to Americas Society music director Sebastian Zubieta, March 23rd is a national day of remembrance in Argentina, marking the anniversary of the 1975 military coup that took control of the country for over a decade, and this was the date chosen to introduce the audience of a landmark ...
read moreTango? Not according to the Latin Academy
by AAJ Staff
By Pablo Aslan This past summer, members of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Science (LARAS) were mailed voting instructions for the prestigious Latin Grammy Awards 2007. Voting on a wide variety of genres and subgenres, such as Brazilian, Mexican, tango, Latin jazz, members will have to choose among 100s of recordings submitted for nomination by the LARAS membership, a distinguished group of industry insiders, musicians, record labels, producers, etc. to which I am ...
read morePablo Aslan: Buenos Aires Tango Standards
by Ivana Ng
The bass is usually an accompanying instrument, but in Buenos Aires Tango Standards, bassist and native Argentinean Pablo Aslan presents the instrument prominently to convey the stealth and sensuality of tango music. When Aslan returned to his native Buenos Aires in 2005 after living in the US for twenty-five years, he found what he calls, “a fertile pool of musicians who were professionally and creatively engaged in both [the tango and the jazz] worlds. Alongside pianist Abel ...
read morePablo Aslan: Buenos Aires Tango Standards
by Jerry D'Souza
Pablo Aslan returned to Buenos Aires in September 2005 after a 25-year absence. While there, he became involved with local jazz musicians, many of whom shared his idea of melding jazz with tango. Aslan formed a band and chose tango standards that spanned several eras for this recording. He wrote the basic arrangements and then let his band have its way.
Aslan's choice profiles the diversity of the tango. While the rhythm of the music is the take-off point for ...
read moreAlbum of the Week: Piazzolla in Brooklyn, Pablo Aslan Quintet
Source:
The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
Piazzolla In Brooklyn Pablo Aslan Quintet Soundbrush Records
It's actually pretty difficult to judge something like musical quality; your personal conclusions all tend to be based around your perspective. Different people arrive into their conclusions from diverse backgrounds and varying experiences that color their opinions about music. Studied musicians make conscious choices about their artistic priorities, and as a result, they judge performances based upon their personal priorities. Our cultural reference points make a big difference ...
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Pablo Aslan Tango Salon w/ Paquito D'Rivera March 26-27 8P.M., Rose Theater
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Pablo Aslan: Tango Salon Featuring Pablo Aslan, Paquito D'Rivera and other guest artists March 26-27, 2010, 8p.m., Rose Theater For over two decades, bassist, composer and bandleader Pablo Aslan has melded the elegance and melancholy of classic Argentine tango with the American jazz language. Guest artist Paquito D'Rivera and a unique cast of Argentine musicians join Tango Jazz pioneer Pablo Aslan to play the intricate rhythms of the tango. Go to jalc.org for ticket information. Jazz at Lincoln Center, Frederick ...
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Pablo Aslan Record Release Party Tuesday, April 17 at the Barrow Street Jazz Theater
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Pablo Aslan Buenos Aires Tango Standards
Tuesday, April 17 at the Barrow Street Jazz Theater - 8:30 pm Record Release Party
Pablo Aslan, bass Emilio Solla, piano Daniel Piazzolla, drums Gustavo Bergalli, trumpet Oscar Feldman, sax
Pablo Aslan Buenos Aires Tango Standards Zoho ZM 200702 http://www.zohomusic.com/
Barrow Street Theater 27 Barrow Street (off Bleeker and 7th Ave.), New York, New ...
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Pablo Aslan's Avantango Fri., Feb. 11 at the Community Theatre + Mon. Feb. 14 at The Jazz Standard
Source:
All About Jazz
“There’s been a raft of tango albums from classical performers trying to give a different spin on Argentina’s musical gift to the world. But no really successful jazz spin on the tango until now. Aslan, a native of Buenos Aires, (…) has created a thoroughly-realized amalgam of both musical forms. A fascinating project and totally successful musically!” AUDIOPHILE AUDITION
“Led by double bassist Pablo Aslan, the ensemble brings us the best of both worlds as they rely on beautiful melodies to create a mood before launching into powerful improvisation. The themes are clearly defined, while each improvised adventure comes complete with thrills and beauty. Recommended, Aslan’s Jazz/Tango project works wonders on the soul.” CADENCE
Primary Instrument
Bass
Location
New York City
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Credentials/Background
Queens College - Aaron Copland School of Music Bass Tango - technique, arranging, ensemble (all instruments)
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Pablo Aslan
Location: New York City
Instrument: Bass
Born: May 5, 1962
Publicist: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
