Argentine-born bassist and composer Pablo Aslan resides in the US since 1980. In addition to directing Avantango, he is a founder and co-director of New York Buenos Aires Connection and New York Tango Trio. With these groups he has recorded several CDs and toured throughout North America, Europe and Russia.
   He participated in the 2nd and 3rd Tango Summits in Spain and Uruguay and recently toured the US and Japan with cellist Yo-Yo Ma and members of the Astor Piazzolla Quintet, appearing also on PBS and ABC.
   He is a member of BMG artist Pablo Ziegler´s Quintet for New Tango, with whom he recorded and toured extensively. He appeared at Carnegie Hall and on PBS with "Tango Magic"
   Aslan performed as a member of David Krakauer´s Klezmer Madness with whom he appeared regularly in the US and Europe, and recorded for Label Bleu.

   His most recent recordings include CDs by composer Frank London (Tzadik and Knitting Factory Records), klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals (Traditional Crossroads), avant-garde conductor Walter Thompson (9 Winds), singer Rebecca Pidgeon (Chesky Records), Pablo Ziegler (with Joe Lovano)(BMG), and the Argentine composers Fernando Tarres, Gabriel Senanes and Carlos Franzetti.
   He has also recorded on numerous film soundtracks, most recently for composer Dave Grusin and director Sidney Pollack, and "Flawless", featuring Robert De Niro.
   Mr. Aslan has worked with artists as varied as film composer Lalo Schiffrin, Japanese pop diva Anna Saeki, Da Camera of Houston, and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

   Aslan recently completed a score for the New York-based Tango Mujer, which was premiered in the fall. He is also arranger and musical director of Jenny Levison's "Shtil, Mayn Corazon Ð a Yiddish Tango Cabaret."

   Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote ´

(...) with Mr. Aslan´s ´Tango Afuera´ the modern tango showed life after Astor Piazzolla.´

Aslan is also a scholar of the tango. He wrote his Master's Thesis at UCLA on Tango: Stylistic Evolution and innovation, writes regularly for Tango Times, La Von Del Tango, El Firelight, and was Contributing Editor of La Post Del Tango.
   He is currently working on a Musical History of the Tango for Oxford University Press.
   He has lectured on the history of the tango at Wesley University, Stanford Tango Workshop, and in several cities in the US and Europe.
   His Musicality workshop is a favorite among US tango dancers. Aslan is also devoted to the teaching of tango musical techniques to North American musicians, holding workshops and coaching bands throughout the country.