Brian
Allen is from Lake Jackson, Texas. He is
an artist working in the fields of sound and
visual art.
As a trombonist, composer and improviser, he
has performed with Anthony Braxton, Dave
Ballou, Gerald Cleaver, Mark Dresser, Ellery
Eskelin, Satoko Fujii Duo and Orchestra NY,
Frank Gratkowski, Drew Gress, Tony Malaby, Tom Rainey, Roswell
Rudd, and Michael Sarin.
Brian has released five CDs: Synapse - Trio
with Tony Malaby and Tom Rainey, Duo (with
Reuben Radding,) Solo Trombone, Brain Killer, SKETCHEE and toured
extensively.
Brian is a recent recipient of a Meet the
Composer Global Connections Grant for Mexico in 2007, named a
finalist in 2005 Antti
Rissanen Jazz Trombone Competition in Kotka,
Finland, and directed, composed and arranged for Burnin!, The
Texas Tech Jazz Trombone Band, winner of the 2005 ETW Jazz Trombone
Ensemble Competition. In 2003, Brian was awarded a residency
from Diverse Works, of Houston, to present new works with Brain
Killer.
He has had compositions premiered at several
international, national and regional festivals, including the
2004 ITF in Ithaca, 2006 Midwest Electronic Music Festival, 2006
SCI Conference at Rice University, 2005 ETW, TMEA and TBA Conferences. His
compositions include pieces for wind ensemble, electronica, chamber
ensembles, Mexican Banda, rock and/or roll, and jazz.
Dedicated to education, Brian teaches privately
and at Brazosport College. Brian has studied with Don Lucas
and Robert Diehl at Texas Tech University with a Masters in Composition
and Bachelors in Performance.
Brian is currently developing new projects and
means of expression in a broader context
through the integration of the visual and aural
arts.
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"I've been blessed with this instrument for several
years and I m still discovering new things about it everyday.
With this horn, I'm limited only by my own imagination and
technical shortcomings. I feel like anything is possible. It
inspires me to take chances and go for whatever I m hearing,
no matter how extreme. I couldn t ask for a better vessel through
which to communicate.
"Thanks to Christan, Ron and Cathy and all of the
other wonderful people at Edwards for helping me
realize my dreams."
Brian Allen
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