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Scott Allman

Scott is an up-and-coming contemporary jazz keyboardist and composer whose music is a colorful palette balancing dynamic grooves with expressive melodies. Creating moods that span from intimate and thoughtful, to gritty and urban, Scott's compositions refreshingly appeal to a wide audience. Scott's debut CD, "Generations", (featuring celebrated sax man Darren Rahn!) was released in December, 2011 and is receiving wide-reaching praise and acclaim.

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Scott Allman plays instruments from Yamaha, Korg, and Spectrasonics, and records using Steinberg Cubase


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Once again, the gates to our contemporary/smooth jazz community are opened to a new and exciting artist, keyboardist Scott Allman, who has released his sparkling debut album, Generations, as proof positive of his qualifications to be among our promising up-and-coming artists who truly come bearing gifts.

With saxman Darren Rahn lending his skills throughout the project, there is plenty of moving and shaking and swagger going on which blends well with all of the groove-filled hooks and melodies.

Not only does Allman demonstrate playing skill but, having written and produced all of the material, he shows a clear grasp of the mechanics of the contemporary jazz vibe, and he knows and obviously feels what’s at the very core of good, solid music. It’s easy to hear that, to feel that, and to be there with him on that. Tracks like the tight and funky “Flurry,” the joyfully up-tempo “Camille’s Joy,” the melodically catchy mid-tempo “Mag Mile,” and the pumped up mover “Thin Ice” with Darren Rahn’s punctuating sax chilled-out “Home Again” all testify to that…and there’s more where those come from.

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

GENERATIONS

Unknown label
2011

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