| KI Allen - LADY JAZZ |
"Ki Allen simmers with a combination of elegance, clarity, and richness, filled with a presentation of powerful originality." -Carlo Wolff, The Plain Dealer Tri-C Jazz Fest |
"Creque's arrangements of Caravan, Night and Day and What Is This Thing Called Love? Soared, buoyed by Allen's stunning plush contralto. -Carlo Wolff, The Plain Dealer Cleveland Jazz Orchestra |
"Melisma--phrasing that's authoritative even as it is behind the beat, and a range that spans the nether reaches of alto to the top of soprano make Allen special. And if her delivery is emotional, her styling is flexible, even athletic." -Carlo Wolff, Midwest Jazz |
"Allen lifted that Vernon Duke classic to the skies, laying her elastic voice over Baker's muted trombone..." -Carlo Wolff, The Plain Dealer The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra |
"Allen is a regular, valuable contributor to the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra. She stood out on a velvety, roundly sensual Lover Man..." -Carlo Wolff , The Plain Dealer Cleveland Jazz Orchestra |
-Gayle Agahi, free-lance writer -Mary Miller, Artist |
"Largely self-taught, [Ki is] a fearless improviser. Listen to her renditions of All About Ronnie, Someone To Watch Over Me, and Make Someone Happy, and you'll be transported to the forties and fifties when style and idiosyncrasy joined in swinging emotional twine." -Carlo Wolff, Northern Ohio Live |
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| East Cleveland Public Library Concert performance with Bob Fraser, Peter Dominguez and Ron Godale. Photo by Marc Golub |
Bob Fraser & Ki Allen CALLING CARD NOW AVAILABLE ON CD BABY |
| PUBLISHED RECORDINGS Bob Fraser & Ki Allen CALLING CARD Fraser, Guitar Ki Allen, Vocals Produced, arranged, and engineered by Bob Fraser Recorded at Bob Fraser's studio in Rocky River, summer of 2007 Audio Technical AT 4033 condenser microphones Tascam DA38 digital eight track recorder, Mackie mixing board Mastered by Greg James, Clockwerke Sound Studio Inc. Art Direction/Design: Matt Perko Cover Art: Mary Miller Photography: Marc Golub Liner notes: Carlo Wolff Manufactured and printed by Disc Makers, Pennsauken, N.J. U.S.A Recording Released, May 29, 2009 The Unclosed Mind Music by Rep life Out of Soul Replife/ Ki Allen - vocals Recorded 2008 Dreamclipse Gaetano Letizia -Guitar Jazz Guitar Trio Ron Godale- Drums Chris Berger, Acoustic Bass Special Guests: Ki Allen - Vocals Kenny Davis - Trumpet/ Flugelhorn Chris Karlic - Baritone Sax Tom Letizia Records Recorded 2003 Algo Para Ti The Roberto Ocasico's Latin Jazz Project Samba On the Rocks Music by Roberto Ocasio / Ki Allen, vocals Recorded 2001 Rare Beauty Music by Duke Ellington A Hundred Dreams From Now Ki Allen, vocals Bob Ferrazza, guitar Recorded February 5, 2000 at Swinging Cane Productions, Engineer; Ted Sikora 2000 KOCH Jazz - A KOCH Entertainment Co. Flattered Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Somewhere Sometime Ki Allen, vocals Mike Petrone, piano Music by Al Moss and Mike Petrone Executive Producers: John Hlavin and Kirk Zehnder Recorded 1995 |
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| Calling Card Bob Fraser & Ki Allen Nonetheless Music by Ki Allen & Bob Fraser Lyrics by Ireta |
There’s nothing but acoustic guitar and voice on Fraser and Allen’s Calling Card, but that doesn't mean they need a bigger band to fill out the spaces. Allen’s voice has a deep tone that falls somewhere between Sarah Vaughan's and Cassandra Wilson's. Cleveland Orchestra veteran Fraser plays subtly, with full chords and a few arpeggios and clearly influenced by Charlie Byrd. Their album is a journey through a vast repertoire of jazz, moving through Brazilian treatments of the standards I Concentrate on You and The Best Is Yet to Come to more personal renditions of Over the Rainbow. -Ernest Barteldes, Cleveland Scene |
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 Ki Allen / Matt Horwich Quintet 6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. Crocker Park 25 Main Street WestLake, Ohio 44145 Phone: 440-871-6880 |
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About KI An encounter with singer Ki Allen is nothing less than extraordinary! She has the uncanny ability to charm a young audience and at the same time surprise aficionados. Whether a jazz or blues enthusiast, Allen will always show you something new about the music you love. Allen constantly challenges herself. Her repertoire is ever expanding and her phrasing ever illuminating. Through her performances in concerts, television, radio, and night clubs, Allen has developed a broad array of devoted fans. |
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