Dave Allen Trio w/Jochen Ruekhart - drums, Massimo Biocalti - bass
at Tea Lounge 837 Union St in Brooklyn, NY Dec 4th at 9pm
www.daveallenjazz.com
www.myspace.com/daveallenquartet
"Dave Allen makes a fiery and eloquent showing with Untold Stories on Fresh Sound Records. Joined by tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake, bassist Carlo DeRosa and drummer Mark Ferber, Allen brings daunting chops, full-bodied tone and melodic sensitivity to the table on this all-original debut set." -David Adler - Jazz Times Magazine
"Allen has what could be dubbed as “string-imagination,” the ability to quickly form and rethink patterns like moving water--flowing, lucid and spontaneous, paired with superior comping skills--filling in the gaps with creative touches and chord-work." - Mark F. Turner - All About Jazz
"A number of tracks, including 'In Some Human City", ''Paradigm Shift" and "Out Of The Trap", have melodies that etched themselvesin my mind. The music is full of subtlety. Allen has no seeming limit to his technique, but he always puts it to good musical ends.” -Budd Koppman, AllAboutJazz.com
“There is a true sensuality to the guitarist’s sound. On the new Untold Stories, he brings a pearly tone to a piece called “Searching”, unfolding his lines with an edge-of-your-seat stealth” -Jim Macnie, Village Voice
Untold Stories, the debut CD from New York Jazz Guitarist Dave Allen, showcases an exciting and unique player in the mold of Pat Metheny, Ben Monder, Jonathan Kreisberg and Adam Rogers. Monster chops, harmonic resourcefulness, strong melodic sense, seamless group interaction, considerable compositional talent and a kick-ass group of talented players make this CD an electrifying piece of work." -Lyle Robinson, Jazzguitarlife.com
"Mr. Allen is a guitarist with a coolly modernistic sensibility, as he demonstrates on a forthcoming album, Real and Imagined (Fresh Sound New Talent)." -Nate Chinen, NY Time