Ben Allison
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Ben Allison.
Ben Allison artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Concerts
Partner Content from WBGO
August 8, 2010 The bassist's constant search for new timbres has made him one of the most engaging composers today.
Partner Content from WBGO
April 8, 2010 Nash adapts Henry Mancini themes for quartet at the Detroit International Jazz Festival.
Interviews & Profiles
June 11, 2011 A bassist and composer, Allison reveals the challenges of covering songs he loves.
April 7, 2011 Hear a discussion with the bassist about his new album of covers. But first, here are the originals.
January 19, 2008 Bassist Ben Allison's new album, recorded with a new band, draws from his roots in rock music.
Discover Songs
October 19, 2009 The latest mix from All Songs Considered features some of the best new jazz recordings of 2009.
More Stories
December 9, 2011 Here are 10 examples of radical imagination, and radical re-imagination, in a great year for jazz.
June 14, 2011 The list of our 25 favorite albums of the year so far includes Adele and more artists from A to B.
April 3, 2011 A bassist known for writing jazz music that sounds like rock programs an eclectic set of covers.
