SELECT QUOTES
“Trombonist Brian Allen brings a burst of energy to contemporary creative music” - Jim Santella,
All About Jazz New York
“An adventurous trombonist” - Nate Chinen, New York Times
"(Allen and Malaby) exhibit a natural ease with multilinear improvisation, whether creating
instantaneous structural gambits for one another or simply blowing full-speed ahead in tandem" -
Peter Margasak, Downbeat
“Improvising Trombonist Brian Allen revels in his instrument's singular sound world.” - Time Out
New York
“Brian Allen may well be the best American modern jazz trombonist that you’ve never heard of.” -
Dave Wayne, Jazzreview.com
“A sly pop influence comes through in his melodies, which owe as much to Cobain as they do
Coltrane (though may have the most spiritual connection to Monk).” - Pitchforkmedia
“Though still a disciple of players like Slide Hampton and Curtis Fuller, Allen has nevertheless
found very personal ways to break down his slippery bop-honed trombone chops. He takes the
instrument apart, removes the mouthpiece to vocalize through the bare tubing, raps the mouthpiece
against the bell, and employs multiphonics – but there’s that polished jazz-trombone sound cutting
through all of the instrumental deviations.” - Clifford Allen, Paris Transatlantic
"Allen has considerable ability on the trombone as evidenced by improvisations that encompass
several octaves, sometimes at blistering speeds." - International Trombone Journal
“But no question, this man is a virtuoso” - Dave Nathan, All About Jazz
“Brian Allen is a name to look out for.” JazzCornertalk
“Trombonist Brian Allen brings a burst of energy to contemporary creative music” - Jim Santella,
All About Jazz New York
“An adventurous trombonist” - Nate Chinen, New York Times
"(Allen and Malaby) exhibit a natural ease with multilinear improvisation, whether creating
instantaneous structural gambits for one another or simply blowing full-speed ahead in tandem" -
Peter Margasak, Downbeat
“Improvising Trombonist Brian Allen revels in his instrument's singular sound world.” - Time Out
New York
“Brian Allen may well be the best American modern jazz trombonist that you’ve never heard of.” -
Dave Wayne, Jazzreview.com
“A sly pop influence comes through in his melodies, which owe as much to Cobain as they do
Coltrane (though may have the most spiritual connection to Monk).” - Pitchforkmedia
“Though still a disciple of players like Slide Hampton and Curtis Fuller, Allen has nevertheless
found very personal ways to break down his slippery bop-honed trombone chops. He takes the
instrument apart, removes the mouthpiece to vocalize through the bare tubing, raps the mouthpiece
against the bell, and employs multiphonics – but there’s that polished jazz-trombone sound cutting
through all of the instrumental deviations.” - Clifford Allen, Paris Transatlantic
"Allen has considerable ability on the trombone as evidenced by improvisations that encompass
several octaves, sometimes at blistering speeds." - International Trombone Journal
“But no question, this man is a virtuoso” - Dave Nathan, All About Jazz
“Brian Allen is a name to look out for.” JazzCornertalk
RECORDING AND PERFORMANCE REVIEWS
BRIAN ALLEN TRIO WITH TONY MALABY AND TOM RAINEY-SYNAPSE CD
BARBES NEW YORK TIMES PREVIEW
CD REVIEW - DOWNBEAT APRIL 2007
CD REVIEW - ALL ABOUT JAZZ NY 01/07
CD REVIEW - ALL ABOUT JAZZ 2
CD REVIEW - BAGATELLEN
CD REVIEW - PARIS TRANSATLANTIC
CD REVIEW - DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY
CD REVIEW - JAZZREVIEW 01/07
CD REVIEW - ALL ABOUT JAZZ 3
CD REVIEW - SHANLEYONMUSIC
CD REVIEW - VITAL WEEKLY
CD REVIEW - FOXY DIGITALIS
CD REVIEW - EL INTRUSO (in Spanish)
CD REVIEW - JAZZ AND TZAZ March 2008 (in Greek)(online version)
LIVE REVIEW -CBGB's (JAZZCORNERTALK)
BRIAN ALLEN MEXICAN QUARTET INTERVIEW/ARTICLES
FEATURE ARTICLE IN BRAZOSPORT FACTS
REFORMA
LA JORNADA
DIARIO DE YUCATAN
POR ESTO!
BRIAN ALLEN QUARTET W/BALLOU, MALABY AND SARIN
PREVIEW -TEA LOUNGE 03/2006 (TIME OUT NEW YORK)
BRIAN ALLEN TROMBONE QUARTET ITF PERFORMANCE REVIEW
(INTERNATIONAL TROMBONE ASSOCIATION)
BRIAN ALLEN/REUBEN RADDING DUO CD
CD REVIEW - PARIS TRANSATLANTIC
CD REVIEW (DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY)
BRAIN KILLER DUO CD
BRAIN KILLER LIVE PREVIEW - PHOENIX NEW TIMES
LIVE REVIEW WITH MARK DRESSER AND CD REVIEW (ONE FINAL NOTE)
LIVE REVIEW (SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS)
CD REVIEW (PITCHFORKMEDIA)
CD REVIEW (ALLABOUTJAZZ)
BRIAN ALLEN TROMBONE SOLO ON ALEX COKE'S IRAQNOPHOBIA
COLLECTED QUOTES
SOLO TROMBONE
CD REVIEW (JAZZWEEKLY)
CD REVIEW (ALLABOUTJAZZ)
CD REVIEW (MUSINGS)
CD REVIEW (CADENCE)
BRIAN ALLEN TRIO WITH TONY MALABY AND TOM RAINEY-SYNAPSE CD
BARBES NEW YORK TIMES PREVIEW
CD REVIEW - DOWNBEAT APRIL 2007
CD REVIEW - ALL ABOUT JAZZ NY 01/07
CD REVIEW - ALL ABOUT JAZZ 2
CD REVIEW - BAGATELLEN
CD REVIEW - PARIS TRANSATLANTIC
CD REVIEW - DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY
CD REVIEW - JAZZREVIEW 01/07
CD REVIEW - ALL ABOUT JAZZ 3
CD REVIEW - SHANLEYONMUSIC
CD REVIEW - VITAL WEEKLY
CD REVIEW - FOXY DIGITALIS
CD REVIEW - EL INTRUSO (in Spanish)
CD REVIEW - JAZZ AND TZAZ March 2008 (in Greek)(online version)
LIVE REVIEW -CBGB's (JAZZCORNERTALK)
BRIAN ALLEN MEXICAN QUARTET INTERVIEW/ARTICLES
FEATURE ARTICLE IN BRAZOSPORT FACTS
REFORMA
LA JORNADA
DIARIO DE YUCATAN
POR ESTO!
BRIAN ALLEN QUARTET W/BALLOU, MALABY AND SARIN
PREVIEW -TEA LOUNGE 03/2006 (TIME OUT NEW YORK)
BRIAN ALLEN TROMBONE QUARTET ITF PERFORMANCE REVIEW
(INTERNATIONAL TROMBONE ASSOCIATION)
BRIAN ALLEN/REUBEN RADDING DUO CD
CD REVIEW - PARIS TRANSATLANTIC
CD REVIEW (DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY)
BRAIN KILLER DUO CD
BRAIN KILLER LIVE PREVIEW - PHOENIX NEW TIMES
LIVE REVIEW WITH MARK DRESSER AND CD REVIEW (ONE FINAL NOTE)
LIVE REVIEW (SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS)
CD REVIEW (PITCHFORKMEDIA)
CD REVIEW (ALLABOUTJAZZ)
BRIAN ALLEN TROMBONE SOLO ON ALEX COKE'S IRAQNOPHOBIA
COLLECTED QUOTES
SOLO TROMBONE
CD REVIEW (JAZZWEEKLY)
CD REVIEW (ALLABOUTJAZZ)
CD REVIEW (MUSINGS)
CD REVIEW (CADENCE)
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