J. D. Allen III’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro American jazz saxophonist
Is Jazz musician 
Musician 
Saxophonist 
From United States of America 
Type Music 
Gender male
Birth 11 December 1972, Detroit, USA
Age: 47 years
Star sign Sagittarius
Genre:
Jazz
Instruments:
Saxophone

J.D. Allen III (born December 11, 1972) is a jazz tenor saxophonist and composer.

Career

After moving to New York City, he played with George Cables, Betty Carter, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Frank Foster, Butch Morris, David Murray, and Wallace Roney. Closer to his generation, he has played with Lucian Ban, Cindy Blackman, Gerald Cleaver, Dave Douglas, Orrin Evans, Duane Eubanks, Marcus Gilmore, Russell Gunn, Winard Harper, Elisabeth Kontomanou, Meshell Ndegeocello, Jeremy Pelt, Eric Revis.

Allen’s first solo album, In Search Of (Criss Cross, 1999), led to his selection as Best New Artist in Italy. In 2002, his second album was chosen a top ten album of the year by Jazziz magazine. Ten years later he was named best composer and best tenor saxophonist in the Critics’ Poll at DownBeat magazine. A critic at NPR picked his album Victory (Sunnyside, 2011) for the number three spot in the top twenty albums of 2011.

Discography

As leader

  • In Search of J.D. Allen (Red, 1999)
  • Pharaoh’s Children (Criss Cross Jazz, 2003)
  • I Am I Am (Sunnyside, 2008)
  • Shine! (Sunnyside, 2009)
  • Victory! (Sunnyside, 2011)
  • The Matador and the Bull (Savant, 2012)
  • Grace (Savant, 2013)
  • Bloom (Savant, 2014)
  • Graffiti (Savant, 2015)
  • Americana: Musings on Jazz and Blues (Savant, 2016)
  • Radio Flyer (Savant, 2017)
  • Love Stone (Savant, 2018)
  • Barracoon (Savant, 2019)

As co-leader

  • Red Stars (2004) with Victor Lewis and Fabio Morgera

As sideman

With Cindy Blackman

  • Works on Canvas (2000)
  • Someday (2001)
  • Music for the New Millennium (2006)

With Orrin Evans

  • The Band – Live at Widener University (2005)
  • Easy Now (2005)

With Winard Harper

  • Trap Dancer (1998)
  • Winard (1999)

With Lisa Hilton

  • Twilight & Blues (2009)
  • Underground (2011)
  • American Impressions (2012)
  • Kaleidoscope (2014)
  • Horizons (2015)
  • Nocturnal (2015)

With Fabio Morgera

  • Slick (1998)
  • Colors (2000)

With Jeremy Pelt

  • November (MaxJazz, 2008)
  • Men of Honor (HighNote, 2010)
  • The Talented Mr. Pelt (HighNote, 2011)
  • Soul (HighNote, 2012)

With Tarbaby

  • Tarbaby (2009)
  • The End of Fear (2010)

With others

  • Duane Eubanks, Second Take (1998)
  • Elisabeth Kontomanou, Embrace (1998)
  • Russell Gunn, Blue on the D.L. (2002)
  • Eric Revis, Tales of a Stuttering Mime (2004)
  • Lucian Ban, The Tuba Project (2005)
  • Nigel Kennedy, Blue Note Sessions (2006)
  • Gerald Cleaver, Detroit (2007)
  • Ozan Musluoglu, 40th Day (2011)
  • Jaimeo Brown, Transcendence (2013)
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