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Ben Allison

Bassist/Composer

About Me

PLEASE DON'T EMAIL BEN AT THIS PAGE. To contact him or for tour info, tons of tunes, pix, etc., please go to Ben's website
www.benallison.com
More tracks are available at the NEW website : Palmetto Records
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/14/2006
Band Website: benallison.com
Band Members: Ben Allison & Man Size Safe:
Ron Horton - trumpet
Michael Blake - saxophones
Steve Cardenas - guitar
Ben Allison - bass
Michael Sarin - drums

Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel:
Michael Blake - saxophones
Jimmy Greene - saxophones
Ted Nash - saxophones, clarinet
Frank Kimbrough - piano
Ben Allison - bass
Michael Sarin - drums

Ben Allison's Peace Pipe:
Michael Blake - saxophones
Mamadou Diabate - kora
Frank Kimbrough - piano
Ben Allison - bass
Michael Sarin - drums

Herbie Nichols Project:
Frank Kimbrough - piano
Ben Allison - bass

Along the way, many musicians have performed with my groups including:

Jeff Ballard - drums Balla Tounkara - kora
Ara Dinkjian - oud
Clark Gayton - trombone
Tomas Ulrich - cello

Record Label: Palmetto Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

LITTLE THINGS RUN THE WORLD TAKES 1 SPOT ON NATIONAL JAZZ RADIO CHARTS

Ben's latest Album, Little Things Run the World, has reached 1 on the CMJ (College Music Journal) national jazz radio charts today with over 700 spins. This marks Ben's 5th consecutive album to reach...
Posted by Ben Allison on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:45:00 PST

BEN ALLISON & MAN SIZE SAFE - NEW CD RELEASED!

LITTLE THINGS RUN THE WORLDThe New CD by Ben Allison & Man Size SafeAvailable Now on Palmetto RecordsThe release of 'Little Things Run The World' on January 22nd, 2008 (Palmetto Records) promises to i...
Posted by Ben Allison on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:07:00 PST