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Allen Farnham Allen (*1961) is a record producer, educator, jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He first played piano when he was 12, and in 1983 he graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio. He moved to New York City in the following year.   He played as a freelance, then signed to Concord Records in 1986. Between 1986 and 1990 he led his own quartet, with either Joe Lovano or Dick Oatts on saxophone and Drew Gress and Jamey Haddad filling out the rhythm section, and from 1990 he was pianist and music director for Susannah McCorkle. Allen has performed and/or recorded with Joe Lovano, Chris Potter, Eddie Henderson, Frank Wess, Tom Harrell, Arthur Blythe, Special EFX, the John Fedchock NY Big Band, and Charlie Byrd. He has also accompanied a wide range of vocalists, including Mel Torme, Ernestine Anderson, Mark Murphy, Liza Minnelli, Roseanna Vitro, and Helen Merrill.   As a producer, he has produced over 50 albums for such artists as Charlie Byrd, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Lew Tabackin, Chris Potter, Buddy DeFranco and Jack McDuff.   A graduate of the Oberlin Music Conservatory, Mr. Farnham has been the recipient of grants from the National Endowment For The Arts and the Meet The Composer Foundation. He also holds a Master of Music Degree in Jazz Composition and Arranging from William Paterson University and has been commissioned to write works for the CUG Orchestra (Nagoya, Japan), NPO Glovill (Tokyo), the RIAS Big Band, and the Englewinds Chamber Ensemble. He is presently an adjunct faculty member of the jazz department at New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ.   partially from Wikipedia

contact:	allenfarnhamjazz@gmail.com
homepage:	allenfarnham.com
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The Blur The Lines Project J-Nett Music 21

Jae Sinnett, drums, vocals Ada Rovatti, tenor sax Jason Cale, guitar Allen Farnham, Hammond B-3 organ, piano Terry Burrell, bass

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