Fall Jazz Series: Harry Allen & The Gerry Beaudoin Trio

Harry Allen is a tenor saxophonist born in Washington, D.C. Early on he was recognized in high school as an exceptional talent able to play tunes such as Body and Soul in the style of tenor players Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Flip Phillips, and Sam Donahue. He is a traditionalist in the manner of Scott Hamilton. Harry is best known for his work with John Colianni, Dori Caymmi, Keith Ingham, John Pizzarelli, and Bucky Pizzarelli.

Allen has been identified as one of the “finest exponents of swing tenor alive today” and described by C. Michael Bailey as “the ‘Frank Sinatra’ of the tenor saxophone: a master interpreter of standards.”