Song:Green Al
Album:Buzz
Bassist Ben Allison is the founder and executive director of the Jazz Composers Collective. The idea is to encourage musicians to take creative risks. Allison is also one of the busiest musicians in the current New York jazz scene. He was born Nov. 17, 1966 in New Haven, CT. He studied music as a child and in 1989, he graduated from New York University with a BA in jazz performance. He founded the Jazz Composers Collective in 1992 and from there launched the Herbie Nichols Project with pianist Frank Kimbrough in 1994. He also recorded with Lee Konitz, Ted Nash and Eddie Gale and performed live with Gary Bartz, Dave Leibman and Clifford Jordan. Allison signed with Palmetto Records in 1996 and continues to record for them today. Green Al is from the 2004 CD Buzz with Allison leading his trio Medicine Wheel with Frank Kimbrough on piano and Michael Sarin on drums. Guest musicians include Michael Blake on sax and Ted Nash on flute. The CD is available as a budget CD. Sarin is also a member of Allison's latest band Man Size Life. Ben Allison's latest CD Action-Refraction was released in Apr. 2011. Ben Allison's music is recommended to progressive jazz fans. Here's Ben Allison performing Green Al with Jenny Scheinman on violin, Shane Endsley on trumpet, Steve Cardenas on guitar and Rudy Royston on drums at Jazz Standard in New York City Oct. 17, 2009.
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