09 April (Wednesday) Jazz : Brandon Allen Quartet

JAZZ at THE SOURCE (every wednesday) : Brandon Allen Quartet (9th April 2008)       8:30pm

FREE ENTRY 

Brandon Allen – tenor sax     -   www.myspace.com/brandonsaxophonics

 with

Kit Downes – piano

Dave O'Brien – bass

Keith Michael - drums.

For this writer, Brandon Allen is arguably the most exciting tenor player in Britain today.      (A view seemingly shared by the legendary Stan Tracey, who uses him often). His phrasing is unashamedly emotional, soaked in the blues tradition. Sure, there’s some early Rollins and plenty of Coltrane in there...