243: Pablo Aslan on tango bass life

Pablo Aslan

Pablo Aslan breaks bow hairs.

A lot of bow hairs.

In fact, he rivals the guys in the Met for most-frequent rehair at his NYC bow shop.

He also makes killer bass lines. He’s truly the Ray Brown of marcato tango bass lines.

Learn how he does it in this interview!

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Resources we covered in this interview:

Pablo’s website

AvantangoMedia (Pablo’s YouTube channel)

Piazzolla in Brooklyn (album)

Tango Grill (album)

 

By Jason

An active double bass performer and teacher, Jason teaches double bass at DePaul University and served on the Board of Directors of the International Society of Bassists for many years. Jason is the current President of the Illinois chapter of the American String Teachers Association. Jason has been a member of the Elgin Symphony since 2000 and has played with the Midsummer’s Music Festival in Door County for the past decade. He is a past member of the Milwaukee Ballet and IRIS Orchestra, and has performed with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Grant Park Symphony, and numerous other professional ensembles.