Carl Allen (born 1961) is an Americanjazzdrummer. Before finishing college he had begun to work as Freddie Hubbard's drummer, a position he held for eight years. He was later a member of The Message and led Carl Allen and the Manhattan Projects. He has also recorded with George Coleman, Art Farmer, Benny Green, and Jackie McLean. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (born April 7, 1938, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an American jazz trumpeter. ... George Coleman (born March 8, 1935 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American jazz saxophonist, known chiefly for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. ... Arthur Stewart (Art) Farmer (August 21, 1928- October 4, 1999), was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. ... Benny Green (1927–1998) born in Leeds, Yorkshire in the UK, was a cockney accented British jazz saxophonist, who was most well known by the public for his radio shows and books. ... John Lenwood (Jackie) McLean (born May 17, 1932) is an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator, born in New York City. ...
In 1988 Allen and Vincent Herring founded Big Apple Productions, which produced several albums featuring young jazz performers.
The pursuit of knowledge, experience, and ever-present swing is a recurring theme in the life of drummer/composer and Milwaukee native CarlAllen.
Allen says, "my ultimate goal is to get to a level like Art Blakey, Art Taylor, Elvin Jones and Billy Higgins and these cats who, every time they sit down behind a set of drums it's swinging.
Allen maintains an exhaustive schedule of recording and touring.
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