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JD Allen Quartet at The Side Door Jazz Club
Where
The Side Door Jazz Club
85 Lyme St
Old Lyme, CT
Map
(860) 434-2600
When
Fri, January 24, 2014
7:30pm
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Musicians
JD Allen
saxophone, tenorOrrin Evans
pianoAbout
We are thrilled that JD Allen can play for us on January 24th! (prior Marcus Strickland show on this date will be rescheduled)
Hailed by the New York Times as “a tenor saxophonist with an enigmatic, elegant and hard-driving style,” JD Allen is a bright rising light on today’s international jazz scene. His unique and compelling voice on the instrument – the result of a patient and painstaking confrontation with the fundamentals of the art – has recently earned Allen a blaze of critical attention signaling his ascension to the upper ranks of the contemporary jazz world.
Originally from Detroit, Allen’s apprenticeship, anchored by his lengthy tenure with Betty Carter, occurred largely in New York, where he worked with legends Lester Bowie, George Cables, Ron Carter, Louis Hayes, Frank Foster Big Band, Winard Harper, Butch Morris, David Murray, Wallace Roney. He added his voice to that of his contemporaries as well; Cindy Blackman, Eric Revis, Orrin Evans, Meshell Ndegeocello, Dave Douglas, Jeremy Pelt, Gerald Cleaver and Nigel Kennedy continue to call upon him to augment their musical visions....


