Harry Allen Quartet

The Harry Allen Quartet performs jazz at Jazzcultural in New York, led by tenor saxophonist Harry Allen. This is a concert of mainstream jazz by a quartet.

Harry Allen is an American jazz tenor saxophonist from Washington. He plays mainstream jazz with touches of bossa nova, and his first album, A Celebration of Billy Strayhorn's Music, Volume Two, came out in 1994 on Arbors Records. The quartet carries his name, placing the tenor saxophone at the center of the music.

Jazzcultural hosts concerts and shows in New York, and this evening puts the quartet on its stage. The group's approach draws on the mainstream tradition, with the saxophone shaping the melodies and improvisations. The evening suits listeners who want to hear a small-group jazz performance built around a single leader and a clear melodic voice.

The concert is a chance to hear Allen's tenor saxophone live in a jazz setting, where the bossa nova inflections of his playing are part of the quartet's sound. It is a fitting outing for anyone following mainstream jazz in New York.