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Brian Allen on NPR

When is the last time you played with too much condensation in your trombone? Well Brian Allen took this thought and went even farther. Listen to his sound clip of water trombone which made it’s way to NPR.

Brian Allen Update

Just wanted to update everybody on some recent news… Downbeat reviews my Synapse CD! – from the April 2007 issue: “…brawny Texas trombonist Brian Allen (and Tony Malaby) exhibit a natural ease with multilinear improvisation, whether creating instantaneous structural gambits for one another or simply blowing full-speed ahead in tandem…” More info. Brazosport Facts Newspaper...

Brian Allen News

I recently was in Merida, Yucatan for a grant from Meet the Composer Global Connections to perform my compositions with Mexican musicians. We had a beautiful time and the music was a blast. The quartet was guitarist Armando Martin from Merida, bassist Arturo Baez and drummer Hernan Hecht, both from Mexico City and myself on...

Braintone in Elkhorn

Working at Edwards, we are lucky to be able to hear some amazing players as they visit us to get fit to their instruments. We get the best of the best coming in to tweak their sound in order to fit their artistic endeavor. Brian Allen recently visited Elkhorn. After returning home, he sent us...

September Songs

I’m just back from New York. I played Wednesday, September 6 at Barbes, in Brooklyn with my trio: Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone) and Gerald Cleaver (drums.) Clocking in at nearly an hour, it was a blistering set of continuous improvised music. Barbes is one of the finest clubs around in NY presenting modern jazz and...

Brian Allen in NYC

I’m currently based in the Houston area, but I get to New York fairly often to continue long-standing collaborations and begin new ones. Here is what I’m up to in early June. All events are in Manhattan. Bang On A Can Marathon Playing baritone in Anthony Braxton’s World Premiere Composition #19 for 100 Tubas World...