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Founded in 1992 by bassist Ben Allison and several like-minded cohorts, the Jazz Composers Collective is certainly a musician-run non-profit organization that facilitates the task of a multitude of independent-minded players and composers. Since its inception, the Collective spent some time working to transcend the divisive politics that have a …

A versatile acoustic bassist/composer with an adventurous soul, Ben Allison has frequently excelled in jazz configurations but has leaned toward more eclectic rock and roll- and funk-oriented noises by himself albums. The East Coastline native was just nine when he began monitoring music, and he was 22 when, in 1989, …

The Herbie Nichols Task has recorded contemporary renditions of compositions by past due pianist Herbie Nichols for the Soul Note and Palmetto brands. The group was co-founded by pianist Frank Kimbrough and bassist Ben Allison in 1992, and it is tied into the Jazz Composers Collective, a fresh York company …