Reviews of Pablo Aslan "AVANTANGO" Zoho Music

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Paloma McGregor, Cleveland Plain Dealer:
"Led by the accomplished, innovative composer and bassist Pablo Aslan, the vibrant group of six musicians, a singer and four dancers filled the stage at Cleveland Museum of Art's Gartner Auditorium with unsurpassed skill Friday night."

Gene Santoro, NY Daily News:
“Avantango (…) uncovered a colorful, bristling range of musical possiblities (…) harnessing jazz improvisation to take off in some suggestive, fascinating musical directions."

Jon Pareles, New York Times:
“(…) with Mr. Aslan's 'Tango Afuera' the modern tango showed life after Astor Piazzolla.”

Austin-American Statesman:
“Aslan's innovative arrangements, fused with plenty of jazz and classical elements, gave a fresh and reinvigorated voice to this 100-year-old musical form.”

Washington Post:
“...Brash and irreverent, the ensemble was very much in sync with tango's roots in the late 19th century.(...) [They] left no doubt as to the continued vitality of the form, with a jaunty, jazz-inflected performance.”

Cleveland Plain Dealer:
“The tango… is a mutable thing, likely to wander from its origins to embrace elements of jazz, classical music and myriad popular influences. The result is tango with the trimmings, elegantly and earthily served by players who relish their collaborative art.”