All About Jazz
August 11, 2024
LUTHER S. ALLISON
Luther is a bandleader, educator, composer and clinician based in New York City. As a leader he performs nationally and internationally with his trio and sextet. As a sideman, Luther has performed on both drums and piano alongside Etienne Charles, Jazzmeia Horn, Rodney Whitaker, Samara Joy, Joe Farnsworth, Ulysses Owens Jr., Helen Sung, and is currently touring with vocalist Ekep Nkwelle.
GRAMMY AWARD WINNER
"When he listens to his album, Allison can hear the places where he’s grown and stretched in just the past year. He’s already working on composing his next one, which will branch out into orchestration, including strings, horns and woodwinds, as well as vocals, which he’s never written before."
- Helene Stapinski, New York Times
NOTABLE MENTIONS
"The proof that Luther Allison is the genuine article lies in the ten tracks of I Owe It All To You. His career as a recording artist is off to a flying start."
"He is continually shifting his stance from straight-ahead swinging to down home blues to tender ballads, and often in the same tune! He hits like a boxer, too — punching out powerful moving chords in his left hand while making swift single note jabs with his right."
"a noted pianist who has performed extensively in some of New York's most prestigious jazz clubs, including Diseases, Small's Jazz Club, The Jazz Standard, Meslow, Smoke Jazz Club, and Mintons."
"Exuding joy in every effort, and presenting with depth and myriad dimensions, Allison is a rare artist with the facilities to do what few can and the good taste to know what to hold in reserve."
"Brown was equally impressed by his young pupil. When he first heard Allison play, he was struck by how much he sounded like Miller, “that big beautiful sound and touch,” he said in an interview. “You can feel the warmth and love that went into molding him, and that comes across when he plays.”"
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