JD Allen

The Modus Operandi for JD Allen is to inhabit the space between the visceral and the intellect, in the hands of this trio, the saxophone, bass and drums provides a fluid platform that intersects seamlessly between the avant garde, hard bop, and the beyond. His trios’ primary goal is to place energy, melodicism and adventure in the forefront of every performance and recording, no emotion is beyond the trio’s grasp.

Hailed by the New York Times as “a tenor saxophonist with an enigmatic, elegant and hard-driving style,” J.D. Allen is one of the most thoughtful jazz saxophonists on the scene today. The Detroit natives apprenticeship has largely been in New York, where he has performed, recorded, and toured with legends Lester Bowie, George Cables, Betty Carter,Louis Hayes , Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Frank Foster Big Band, Winard Harper, Butch Morris, David Murray, Wallace Roney, and contemporaries Cindy Blackman, Orrin Evans, Marcus Gilmore, Russell Gunn, and Me’shell N’degeocello, Dave Douglas among others.

Featuring:

JD Allen - saxophone

Jeff Bailey - bass

Abinnet Berhanu - drums