Mike Allemana

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Mike Allemana (born July 2, 1969 in Elmhurst , Illinois ) is an American musician ( guitar , composition ) of modern jazz .

Live and act

Allemana started playing the guitar at the age of eight and became interested in jazz at the age of twelve after his guitar teacher introduced him to the music of George Benson . In high school, he performed in the York High School Jazz Band every four years of school , which inspired him to pursue a career as a jazz guitarist . He then studied at Northern Illinois University , where he had lessons from Bobby Roberts and Fareed Haque . After earning his Bachelor in Jazz Performance in 1991, he spent two years in Cincinnati, where he played with local guitar greats Cal Collins and Kenny Poole . He returned to Chicago in 1994 and soon became a member of the city's jazz scene. In the following years he played a. a. with Lin Halliday , Charles Earland , Dr. Lonnie Smith , Johnny Hammond Smith and several years with Von Freeman ( The Improvisor , 2002). He continued to perform with Ron Dewar and Steve Coleman in the 2000s . In the field of jazz he was involved in 15 recording sessions between 1997 and 2014, according to Tom Lord . a. with Caroline Davis , Paulinho Garcia and George Freeman / Chico Freeman .

After completing his master's degree in jazz from Northwestern University , where he studied with Victor Goines , he received a 2013 graduate scholarship from the Department of Music at the University of Chicago in ethnomusicology , where he is currently doing his PhD. His research focuses on the intersections of race / ethnicity , geography and music between jazz musicians and audiences in Chicago. In his dissertation with the working title "Will You Still Be Mine": Memory, Place, Race and Jazz on the South Side of Chicago , he examines how the segregation and racist geography of the south and north side of Chicago has shaped and continues to shape the musical experience .

Discographic notes

  • The Mike Allemana Organ Trio (1999), with Dan Trudell, Mike Schlick
  • The Night's Womb and the Morning Sun (2006)
  • Mike Allemana Organ Trio: Lin's Holiday (2008) dto.
  • Rebecca Sullivan & Mike Allemana: This Way, This Time (2012)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry (AllAboutJazz)
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed May 9, 2020)
personal data
SURNAME Allemana, Mike
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (guitar)
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd July 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Elmhurst , Illinois