WOW !! didn't know he was still playing. We used to go see him every year for my birthday. Last time was Brennan's but that was a few years ago. He was playing the Yamaha board doing mostly piano with strings back round music. Still great. We sat at the bar next to "Big Joe Henry" from Nj 101.5
A neat sidebar about Al. Once he met you he never forgot your voice. Every year I would go say hello and he remembered my name and that I was a musician (Not like him !!)) First time he heard an arranger keyboard was at my friends music store in Sea Girt " The Music Place" After hearing the Korg do a big band Style he just said " Sounds like a Japanese Big Band" but, like everything else he bought two.

So glad to hear Al is still doing it and I will make it a point to get there to see him one more time. Thanks Fran !!