Theljon Allen, trumpet
Dennis Minor, piano
Will Hazel, bass
Charlie Powell, guitar
Lester Wallace, drums
The concept for this band is short stories. Based on all original music by Theljon Allen and Dennis Minor. With some spontaneous tunes, as well.
Theljon Allen is a native of Baltimore. He began playing trumpet in the sixth grade, attended Randallstown High School and went to college at New School University. Since school, he has had the opportunity to play and or record with many music acts such as Ledisi, Janet Jackson, Lonnie Liston Smith, Cyrus Chestnut and many more....
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Theljon Allen, trumpet
Dennis Minor, piano
Will Hazel, bass
Charlie Powell, guitar
Lester Wallace, drums
The concept for this band is short stories. Based on all original music by Theljon Allen and Dennis Minor. With some spontaneous tunes, as well.
Theljon Allen is a native of Baltimore. He began playing trumpet in the sixth grade, attended Randallstown High School and went to college at New School University. Since school, he has had the opportunity to play and or record with many music acts such as Ledisi, Janet Jackson, Lonnie Liston Smith, Cyrus Chestnut and many more.
Dennis Minor is a mysterious genius. Born March 1993. He began playing piano, organ and drums at a very early age.
Will Hazlehurst is a young bassist from North Carolina who currently studies jazz performance at the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University. Will doubles both on Electric and Upright Bass, trained to play in different genres of music such as jazz, classical, hip hop, gospel, r&b, rock, and neo-soul. He has toured all over Asia through a program known as NYO Jazz, is a 2x National young arts winner, and has played with musicians such as Sean Jones, Alex Brown, Wycliffe Gordon, Erica Von Kleist etc.
Lester H. Wallace, Jr., a native of Birmingham, AL, is a strong, talented drummer. This gift and the call that God has placed upon his life began to shine by the age of 2. His talent blossomed at age 13 as the national drummer for the A.O.H. Church of God. In 1993, Lester relocated to Baltimore, where his talent began to mature, sharing the stage with Mary Mary, Angie & Debbie Winnas, Marvin Sapp, Maurrette Brown-Clark and on world tours with Roy Ayers, hip hop artist Kane Mayfield, Damon Little and Nu Beginnings, Bishop John Francis, and Tonex. Lester has recorded with many elite artists of Baltimore. He is also an educator, providing drum lessons in a number of area schools for the past 13 years.
Charlie Reichert Powell is a guitarist, producer, and composer based in Baltimore. As a guitarist, he is embedded in the jazz and RnB scenes, explores free improvisation in various settings and works regularly as a freelance session musician. As a producer, aside from his solo work, he collaborates with a wide variety of musicians, pivoting between pop, rap, alternative, J-pop, and more experimental work on top of freelance commercial work. As a composer, he has written extensively for his own group and small-group jazz settings as well as writing acousmatic/electroacoustic works and big band charts. He attends Peabody Conservatory, where he studies with Matt Stevens.
Live streaming showtime is 7 pm ET/6 pm CT/5 pm MT/4 pm PT/11 pm GMT
Streaming cost is $10
Donations are welcomed!
The link will be available 15 minutes before the show
and will remain active through Aug. 25
In-person show times at 7 pm and 9 pm ET
A limited number of in-person seats are available for $20 each.
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required at the door.
"I became a trumpet player because of Clifford Brown. I heard him on the radio and thought it was the slickest ever. Joy Spring was the tune I later found out.
"I played violin when I was 3 or 4 years old. When I started playing trumpet my whole view of music changed by listening to more jazz and having a wider variety of music to check out. The trumpet is pretty difficult at times but any instrument can be, it’s all about how you look at it. If you put the time in the easier it gets. It’s a very physical instrument you have to play it daily to keep up.
"I would say the two biggest impacts on my musical life are Gary Thomas, a saxophonist/ flutist and composer. His approach to music is genius and has given me a whole new approach to music. The other is Doobie Powell, a Godsend of a musician whose music has inspired me greatly. Keyon Harrold is probably my favorite trumpet player out now. I’ve known him since 1998 and he has been incredible since then." - Theljon Allen
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