Ben Allison Quartet at Birdland

Ben Allison - acoustic & electric bassChico Pinheiro - acoustic & electric guitarSteve Cardenas - acoustic & electric guitarAllan Mednard - drumsBen Allison continues his outward expansion as a bassist, composer and producer with his latest lineup, which includes two masters of modern guitar: Chico Pinheiro & Steve Cardenas. With himself and rising star Allan Mednard providing rhythmic and textural propulsion, the group crafts a lyrical and cinematic sound that artfully balances the adventurous with the accessible. Their debut album Moments Inside was released in November 2021 to much acclaim. Safe PassageWithin 10 seconds of dropping the needle on [Moments Inside], the well-being center of my brain starting telling me, You need to listen to this music as often as possible...

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Ben Allison - acoustic & electric bassChico Pinheiro - acoustic & electric guitarSteve Cardenas - acoustic & electric guitarAllan Mednard - drumsBen Allison continues his outward expansion as a bassist, composer and producer with his latest lineup, which includes two masters of modern guitar: Chico Pinheiro & Steve Cardenas. With himself and rising star Allan Mednard providing rhythmic and textural propulsion, the group crafts a lyrical and cinematic sound that artfully balances the adventurous with the accessible. Their debut album Moments Inside was released in November 2021 to much acclaim. Safe PassageWithin 10 seconds of dropping the needle on [Moments Inside], the well-being center of my brain starting telling me, You need to listen to this music as often as possible. It was an ahh moment, like a Gatorade after a 10K a replenishing source of something essential that had been depleted, or gone missing, in me. DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE, EDITORIAL REVIEW

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