Levin / Hill / Allen 5et

Levin / Hill / Allen 5et: Opportunities & Advantages

by Derek Taylor
April 22, 2003

Here’s a band ripe with triangulating affiliations. Levin jointly fronts a quartet with Hill (two CIMP dates under their belt). Hill served with Allen in the Sun Ra Arkestra and they have likewise done shared space in the Spirit Room on previous CIMP date. Levin and Allen share (along with Hill) the common language of post-Ornette jazz and a Philly-centric base of operations. Together these three represent the manner in which creative improvised music fosters continuous collaboration. The very nature ...