Greetings,

Amy and I had the vast pleasure of seeing one of the latest incarnations of Alas, the great tango-inflected prog band originally from Argentina (in the 1970s), here in New Jersey about six years ago. Although I think Alas is no longer functioning as a band, (leader) Gustavo Moretto has been working in other formations over the past few years and I recently found out that his new septet lineup will be performing at Trumpets Jazz Club in Montclair, NJ a week from tonight (August 16th). I also got a sneak peek at the set list and half the tunes actually come from the Alas repertoire. Show times are 8 and 10 PM.

For more info, please see:

http://www.trumpetsjazz.com/8162013-...oretto-sextet/

We're looking very forward to seeing Gustavo and his band (including his son, Martin, who is a great guitarist that played with Alas when we saw them) and thought we'd let you know about the show. Hope to see you there.

Cheers,


Alan

P.S. Here's a video from one of the later Alas shows as a point of reference: