jazz
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drummer.
Allen attended
William Paterson University
William Paterson University, officially William Paterson University of New Jersey (WPUNJ), is a public university in Wayne, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education.
Founded in 1855 and was named after American ju ...
.
He has worked with a wide variety of musicians, including Freddie Hubbard,
Jackie McLean
John Lenwood "Jackie" McLean (May 17, 1931 – March 31, 2006) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator, and is one of the few musicians to be elected to the ''DownBeat'' Hall of Fame in the year of their deat ...
,
George Coleman
George Edward Coleman (born March 8, 1935) is an American jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master.
Early life
Coleman was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was ...
,
Phil Woods
Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer.
Biography
Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began ...
Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and author. Over the course of a career that spans five decades, she has recorded in various musical styles including rock, R&B, pop, soul, and jazz. A two ...
.
It was with Green that Allen met bassist
Christian McBride
Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972) is an American jazz bassist, composer and arranger. He has appeared on more than 300 recordings as a sideman, and is an eight-time Grammy Award winner.
McBride has performed and recorded with a number of j ...
. The two have teamed up frequently, working for many
combos
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of big name leaders. McBride recruited Allen for his band, Christian McBride & Inside Straight. Allen is that quintet's drummer for both its first recording, ''Kinda Brown'', and its road tours.
In 1988 Allen and
Vincent Herring
Vincent Dwayne Herring (born November 19, 1964) is an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, composer, and educator. Known for his fiery and soulful playing in the bands of Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, and Nat Adderley in the earlier stages of h ...
founded Big Apple Productions, which produced several albums featuring young jazz performers.
He joined the faculty of
The Juilliard School
The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most elit ...
in 2001, and became the Artistic Director of Jazz Studies in 2008. He was replaced as director by
Wynton Marsalis
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in 2013, and left Juilliard at the end of the academic year.
In 2011, Allen appeared as himself in two episodes of the HBO series ''
Tremé
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'', in a studio recording scene in New York City.
In 2014, he formed his own group, The Art of Elvin to pay tribute to Art Blakey and
Elvin Jones
Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era.
Most famously a member of John Coltrane's quartet, with whom he recorded from late 1960 to late 1965, Jones appeared on such widely celebrate ...
. The band debuted at the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) conference in
Indianapolis, Indiana
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with Allen on drums, Freddie Hendrix (trumpet), Tivon Pennicott (tenor sax),
Xavier Davis
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(piano), Yasushi Nakamura (bass).
In 2021, Allen joined the faculty of th UMKC Conservatory in Kansas City as the William D. and Mary Grant Endowed Professor of Jazz Studies.
Discography
As leader
* ''The Pursuer'' (
Atlantic
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, 1994)
* '' Testimonial'' (Atlantic, 1995)
Collaborations
* ''Live from the Detroit Jazz Festival 2013'' (
Mack Avenue
Mack Avenue Records is an independent record label in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.
Background
Mack Avenue was founded in 1999 by Gretchen Carhartt Valade, a jazz fan and chair of the American apparel company Carhartt. The company is a sponsor ...
, 2014)
Co-led with Rodney Whitaker
* ''Get Ready'' (Mack Avenue, 2007)
* ''Work to Do'' (Mack Avenue, 2009)
With Manhattan Project
* ''Dreamboat'' (Alfa Jazz/Timeless , 2000)
* ''Piccadilly Square'' (Alfa Jazz/Timeless )
* ''The Dark Side of Dewey'' (Alfa Jazz/Evidence , 1996)
* ''Echoes of Our Heroes'' (Alfa Jazz Japan, 1996)
* ''We Remember Cannonball'' (Alfa Jazz Japan, 1997)
As sideman
With
Don Braden
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Career
Braden w ...
* '' After Dark'' ( Criss Cross, 1994)
* ''The Time Is Now'' (Criss Cross, 1994)
* ''Wish List'' (Criss Cross, 1994)
With
Cyrus Chestnut
Cyrus Chestnut (born January 17, 1963) is an American jazz pianist, composer and producer. In 2006, Josh Tyrangiel, music critic for '' Time'', wrote: "What makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his generation is a willingness to abandon note ...
* ''The Nutman Speaks'' (Alfa Jazz )
* ''The Nutman Speaks Again'' (Alfa Jazz , 2003)
* ''Another Direction'' (Alfa Jazz )
With Art Farmer
* ''
The Company I Keep
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Re ...
'' (
Arabesque
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, 1994)
* ''
The Meaning of Art
''The Meaning of Art'' is an album by trumpeter Art Farmer which was recorded in 1995 and released on the Arabesque label.Silk Road'' (Arabesque, 1997)
With Benny Golson
* ''
Up Jumped Benny
''Up Jumped Benny'' is a live album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in 1996 and originally released by the Arkadia Jazz label.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell said "Benny Golson had not appeared on an Am ...
Horizon Ahead
''Horizon Ahead'' is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in 2015 and released on the HighNote Records, HighNote label the following year.
Reception
All About Jazz's Jack Bowers stated "At age eighty-seven, saxophonist ...
'' (HighNote, 2016)
With the Benny Green Trio
* ''Blue Notes'' (Toshiba-EMI Japan)
* ''That's Right'' (
Blue Note
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)
* ''Testifyin!'' (Blue Note)
With
Vincent Herring
Vincent Dwayne Herring (born November 19, 1964) is an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, composer, and educator. Known for his fiery and soulful playing in the bands of Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, and Nat Adderley in the earlier stages of h ...
Jackie McLean
John Lenwood "Jackie" McLean (May 17, 1931 – March 31, 2006) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator, and is one of the few musicians to be elected to the ''DownBeat'' Hall of Fame in the year of their deat ...
* ''Dynasty'' (Triloka)
* ''Rites of Passage'' (Triloka)
* ''The J-Mac Attack'' (Birdology/Verve )
With
Woody Shaw
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Muse
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, 1987)
With
Christian McBride
Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972) is an American jazz bassist, composer and arranger. He has appeared on more than 300 recordings as a sideman, and is an eight-time Grammy Award winner.
McBride has performed and recorded with a number of j ...
* ''
People Music
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Background
''People Music'' is the second album for McBride's band Ins ...
Arkadia Jazz
Arkadia Records is an independent record label that was founded in 1996.
The label was founded in New York City by Bob Karcy, who had been a manager for musicians and an independent record producer. The first release was Billy Taylor's ''Music Kee ...
Sources of Inspiration
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A City Called Heaven
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'' (Landmark, 1991)
*
Dan Faulk Dan Faulk (born 1969) is a jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator.
Biography
Faulk was born in 1969. In 1992, he recorded ''Focusing In'' for Criss Cross Jazz.Ricky Ford
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Biography
Ford was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States,) and studied at the New England Conservatory. Ricky Ford AllMusic In 1974, he recorded with Gunther Schulle ...
Donald Harrison
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He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Berklee Col ...
Dewey Redman
Walter Dewey Redman (May 17, 1931 – September 2, 2006) was an American saxophonist who performed free jazz as a bandleader and with Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett.
Redman mainly played tenor saxophone, though he occasionally also played al ...
Phil Woods
Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer.
Biography
Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began ...
, ''Alto Summit'' (
Milestone
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, 1996)
*
Eliane Elias
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Everything I Love
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* ''Everything I Love'' (Alan Jackson album), 1996
** "Everything I Love" (Alan Jackson song), this album's title track
* "Ev'rything I Love", a 1941 song from Cole Porter's '' Let's Face It!''
* ''Everything I Lo ...