Tyrone Allen
Clarence Tyrone Allen II (born June 30, 1995 ) is an American musician ( double bass , electric bass , composition ) of modern jazz .
Live and act
Allen grew up in Temple Hills, Maryland and began playing the recorder at the age of three ; his father teaches in Washington DC public schools. At first he listened to R&B and rock'n'roll, which led him to learn guitar. After he began taking lessons, his guitar teacher introduced him to music by Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton . Eventually he started playing the occasional electric bass and double bass that his father owned, and he soon became more drawn to the bass. In high school he played in the string orchestra, jazz ensemble, and in his local parish. Later he also played in the wind ensemble and djembé in the African dance and music program.
During his studies at the Eastman School of Music , where he studied with James VanDemark and Jeff Campbell, he worked with various groups in Rochester, New York. In 2016, Allen received the Rochester Links Scholarship Award; In 2017 he obtained a Bachelor of Music in classical bass and jazz bass. He then continued his studies at Berklee College of Music , where he obtained a Master of Arts. In Boston he played a. a. with Ralph Peterson , George Garzone and Jerry Bergonzi , later in New York with Rodney Green , Kyle Benford and David Weiss . He also appears regularly in Washington DC and Baltimore, a. a. in clubs like Blues Alley , Twins Jazz Club, Bohemian Caverns and the Kennedy Center . At the end of 2019 he released the album The Bond: Chants of the Political Prisoner with his own compositions under his own name ; further recordings have been made with Luke Norris ( Northern Song) and Jennifer Bellor ( Stay ). Allen lives in Brooklyn.
Discographic notes
- The Bond: Chants of the Political Prisoner (2019) with Joe Melnicove, Aidan Lombard, Ben Solomon, Matt Stubbs, Lefteris Kordis, Eviatar Slivnik
Web links
- Web presence
- Tyrone Allen at Allmusic (English)
- Bassist Tyrone Allen to Perform as Winner of 2016 Rochester Links Scholarship Award at Eastman School of Music
Individual evidence
- ^ Tyrone Allen, bass. Smalls, January 1, 2020, accessed January 28, 2020 .
- ^ THE BOND: Chants of the Political Prisoner at Bandcamp
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Allen, Tyrone |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Allen, Clarence Tyrone II |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (bass) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1995 |