Harry Allen

Harry Allen

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CROSS-BORDER JAZZ SERIES
From New York/Edmonton
Harry Allen
with the Tommy Banks Trio

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 15-16, 2013
TICKETS - MEMBERS $22, GUESTS $26
DOORS 8 PM - SHOW 9 PM

Harry Allen - tenor saxophone
Tommy Banks - piano
Josh McHan - bass
Tommy Doran - drums

Gene Lees writes, "Stan Getz was once asked his idea of the perfect tenor saxophone soloist. His answer was, 'My technique, Al Cohn's ideas, and Zoot's time.' The fulfillment of that ideal may well be embodied in Harry Allen."

Harry Allen was born in Washington D.C., and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Rutgers University. Currently residing in New York City, he has over thirty recordings to his name. Three of Harry's CDs have won Gold Disc Awards from Japan's Swing Journal Magazine, and his CD “Tenors Anyone?” won both the Gold Disc Award and the New Star Award.

Harry has performed at jazz festivals and clubs worldwide. He has played alongside Rosemary Clooney, Ray Brown, Hank Jones, Scott Hamilton, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Kenny Burrell, Herb Ellis, John Pizzarelli, Bucky Pizzarelli, Jeff Hamilton, Terry Gibbs, Warren Vache, amongst many others and has recorded with many top pop musicians including Tony Bennett.

Allen's musical inspiration and interpretive approach come from the giants and innovators of mainstream saxophone, including Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Stan Getz, Illinois Jacquet and Lester Young. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he has pretty much eschewed the modern, avant-garde, and impressionist schools of jazz of John Coltrane, Archie Shepp and Ornette Coleman.

For his return to the Yardbird Suite, Harry Allen will be accompanied by the great Tommy Banks on piano along with Josh McHan on bass and Sandro Dominelli on drums.

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