Artist
Ben Allen
Ben Allen is a minimalist jazz artist from the United States, known for his lo-fi cassette explorations and unique blend of found sounds.
About
Ben Allen's sonic world unfolded through the hiss and hum of lo-fi cassette tapes, a medium perfectly suited to his minimalist jazz explorations. Spanning decades from 1909 to 1982, Allen's work found its final expression in the self-released "Dragons Never Win / Millions stand behind you" (1982). This is an artist who thrived in the liminal spaces between improvisation and composition, drawing on the nostalgic ambiance of found sounds and the immediacy of cassette culture. His collaborations with Cabarte and Cabarte Mag reflect a process-driven approach, where the act of recording itself became part of the art. These tapes, like fractals, reveal new dimensions upon each listen, echoing the genre-defying efforts of contemporaries like Yutokaiomaru and pgr & thessalonians. Allen's work doesn't just occupy a temporal niche; it constructs a sculptural soundscape, a testament to the enduring appeal of the obscure and the power of self-released mediums.
Discography
6 totalMembers
- Duke Ellington and His Orchestra — member
- Ben Webster Quartet — eponymous
- Ben Webster Quartet — original
- The Ben Webster Quintet — eponymous
- The Ben Webster Quintet — original
- Ben Webster Sextet — eponymous
- Ben Webster Sextet — original
- Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra — tenor saxophone
- Ben Webster With Strings — eponymous
- Ben Webster With Strings — original
- Ben Webster and His Orchestra — eponymous
- Ben Webster and His Orchestra — original
- Ben Webster and All Stars — eponymous
- Ben Webster and All Stars — original
- Rex Stewart and the Ellington Alumni All Stars — tenor saxophone