Alma y Vida were a musical group in Argentina during the first half of the 1970s.Composed of jazz musicians that turned to rock music in the late 1960s (Carlos Mellino was a member of The Seasons), while other future members were regular visitors at the historic La Cueva club, Alma y Vida were pioneers in Argentina of jazz-rock in the vein of Blood, Sweat & Tears, group whose music influenced the band's formative sound.