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solo trombone
I have performed solo concerts and tours since 2000. In 2008, I completed an international
solo/masterclass tour of over 20 universities and featured at the 2009 Big 12 Trombone Conference at
Texas Tech University.
see a short solo promotional video
see the 2008 tour documentary video
teaching
I give workshops, clinics and private lessons concerning improvisation, composition, trombone-related
issues, jazz, ensemble coaching and theory. Past visits include Berklee, Harvard, Boston University,
Arizona State University, Florida State University, UNAM in Mexico City, St Louis Low Brass Collective,
Oregon Festival of American Music among many other universities, junior colleges, high schools and
organizations.
brainkiller
BA w/Jacob Koller (keyboards) and Hernan Hecht (drums) create a wildly original universe owing as
much to Monk and Zeppelin as Xenakis and Cobain. "Despite all manner of diversions and mood
changes, the direction never seems to change. And when they're over, I feel like I've just been told a
short story." - Pitchfork
see brainkiller videos on YouTube
visit brainkiller myspace
sabotonku: brian allen and jacob koller
The long-standing duo integrates acoustic and electronic sounds in an experimental, conceptually
eclectic approach. 2010 marks 10 years of collaboration and a new CD. "The Duo creates hypnotic
landscapes that gallivant through freewheeling jazz, avant-classical and art-rock territories." - Phoenix
New Times
brian allen || hernan hecht
The duo creates anthems for last place soccer teams, jams for alien big band dances, and songs for
calculus teachers. Augmenting their respective primary instruments of trombone and drums, Brian and
Hernan employ all manner of electronics: 8 bit sounds, samplers, melodica and various other
noisemakers. Debut CD soon.
visit allen || hecht myspace
see allen||hecht videos on YouTube
brian allen w/tony malaby and tom rainey
w/Malaby (tenor saxophone) and Rainey (drums), Melodies, textures and rhythms emerge and vanish,
with the music weaving effortlessly in a multi-dimensional spacious swirl between the three like-minded
improvisers. "Synapse" was released in 2006 in conjunction with an extensive tour.
“Their mode of expression is ruggedly free-form, but with a high degree of collective sensibility.” Nate
Chinen New York Times
"The two horn players 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
"Backbeats surging out of nowhere, spars of skittering melody, rising tenor waves stopped short by
cymbal scrapes and plaintive gulps.” Clifford Allen - Paris Transatlantic
brian allen mexican quartet
with Armando Martin (guitar) Arturo Baez (bass) and Hernan Hecht (drums). Making their debut in
Merida, Yucatan Mexico, this quartet was formed in conjunction with a grant from Meet the Composer
Global Connections for Brian to collaborate with Mexican musicians on his compositions. Heavily rock
oriented, the quartet creates collages of melodies and rhythms, challenging perceptions of time,
awareness and reality.
see mexican quartet videos on YouTube
I have performed solo concerts and tours since 2000. In 2008, I completed an international
solo/masterclass tour of over 20 universities and featured at the 2009 Big 12 Trombone Conference at
Texas Tech University.
see a short solo promotional video
see the 2008 tour documentary video
teaching
I give workshops, clinics and private lessons concerning improvisation, composition, trombone-related
issues, jazz, ensemble coaching and theory. Past visits include Berklee, Harvard, Boston University,
Arizona State University, Florida State University, UNAM in Mexico City, St Louis Low Brass Collective,
Oregon Festival of American Music among many other universities, junior colleges, high schools and
organizations.
brainkiller
BA w/Jacob Koller (keyboards) and Hernan Hecht (drums) create a wildly original universe owing as
much to Monk and Zeppelin as Xenakis and Cobain. "Despite all manner of diversions and mood
changes, the direction never seems to change. And when they're over, I feel like I've just been told a
short story." - Pitchfork
see brainkiller videos on YouTube
visit brainkiller myspace
sabotonku: brian allen and jacob koller
The long-standing duo integrates acoustic and electronic sounds in an experimental, conceptually
eclectic approach. 2010 marks 10 years of collaboration and a new CD. "The Duo creates hypnotic
landscapes that gallivant through freewheeling jazz, avant-classical and art-rock territories." - Phoenix
New Times
brian allen || hernan hecht
The duo creates anthems for last place soccer teams, jams for alien big band dances, and songs for
calculus teachers. Augmenting their respective primary instruments of trombone and drums, Brian and
Hernan employ all manner of electronics: 8 bit sounds, samplers, melodica and various other
noisemakers. Debut CD soon.
visit allen || hecht myspace
see allen||hecht videos on YouTube
brian allen w/tony malaby and tom rainey
w/Malaby (tenor saxophone) and Rainey (drums), Melodies, textures and rhythms emerge and vanish,
with the music weaving effortlessly in a multi-dimensional spacious swirl between the three like-minded
improvisers. "Synapse" was released in 2006 in conjunction with an extensive tour.
“Their mode of expression is ruggedly free-form, but with a high degree of collective sensibility.” Nate
Chinen New York Times
"The two horn players 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
"Backbeats surging out of nowhere, spars of skittering melody, rising tenor waves stopped short by
cymbal scrapes and plaintive gulps.” Clifford Allen - Paris Transatlantic
brian allen mexican quartet
with Armando Martin (guitar) Arturo Baez (bass) and Hernan Hecht (drums). Making their debut in
Merida, Yucatan Mexico, this quartet was formed in conjunction with a grant from Meet the Composer
Global Connections for Brian to collaborate with Mexican musicians on his compositions. Heavily rock
oriented, the quartet creates collages of melodies and rhythms, challenging perceptions of time,
awareness and reality.
see mexican quartet videos on YouTube
