Composer/Arranger/Trombonist, Phil Allen has performed, directed and written for jazz groups in San Francisco, Colorado and New York. Since moving to NC, he has played with the NCJRO and The Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra. Phil is leading his own octet featuring original compositions and arrangements for his Sharp Nine performance.

Gregg Gelb – tenor sax

Shaena Ryan Martin – bari sax

Aaron Hill – alto sax

Jim Ketch – trumpet

Phil Allen – valve trombone/composer

Eric Hirsh – piano

Aaron Gross – bass

Donovan Cheatham – drums