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Hank Allen-Barfield
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Hank Allen-Barfield is a young, up and coming jazz drummer in New York City. Born and raised in Sacramento, California, Hank picked up the drums at age 10 after being influenced by his father, John Allen, who was a successful professional musician in the nineties.
Hank finished his undergraduate studies in 2021 at the prestigious William Paterson University where he had the opportunity to study with Joe Farnsworth, Bill Goodwin, Bill Charlap, Mike Ledonne, Harold Mabern and many others. Since moving to New York City, Hank’s reputation of being a hard hitting and swinging drummer spread quickly, and has since been a regular performer at clubs such as Smalls, Smoke Jazz Club, Dizzy’s Club and Cola, Cafe Bohemia, The Jazz Forum, and the Django among others. On top of being a NYC based musician, Hank has had the opportunity to travel overseas and around the United States to play, most notably to Dubai. Hank regularly leads his own band at Cafe Bohemia and the Django, and recently has been a part of groups led by 2x Grammy Award Winner Samara Joy, Vincent Herring, Jerry Weldon, Bruce Harris, Erena Terakubo, Mike Ledonne, Julius Rodriguez and a multitude of others. On top of being a full time musician, Hank is currently pursuing his masters degree and graduate studies at the Juilliard School.
Music for the People
By Saul Dautch
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Hello Bright Sunflower; Nighttime on the Red Line; Odious Din; Grateful; L'Chaim; The Guru; The
Climbing Silver; Bacher's Batch.
Love Endures
Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2025
Track listing: On a Clear Day; I'll Never Smile Again; West End Promenade; Hazel and Cedar; Get
Out of Town; Why Are You Not Here; The Good Life; Love Endures; In the Wee
Small Hours of the Morning; The Architect.
Live At Frankie's Jazz Club
By Jacob Chung
Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2025
Track listing: Jeannine; She; Oblivion; The Touch Of Your Lips; This Is No Laughing Matter;
Beautiful Friendship; Love Endures; Goodbye/The Architect.
Jacob Chung: Live At Frankie's Jazz Club
by Pierre Giroux
Tenor saxophonist Jacob Chung's Live At Frankie's Jazz Club captures fresh performances of music that feel like a snapshot of deep friendship filtered through the lens of timeless jazz language. Recorded live at Vancouver, BC's iconic venue, Chung is joined by pianist Tyler Henderson, bassist Caleb Tobocman, and drummer Hank Allen-Barfield. These three equally talented musicians ...
Saul Dautch: Music for the People
by Jack Bowers
It is always a pleasure to hear a straight-ahead contemporary jazz quintet whose front line consists of baritone sax and trumpet, especially when it is as well-drawn as Florida-bred baritone Saul Dautch's debut recording, Music for the People, on which he shares melodic assignments with trumpeter Noah Halpern and, to a lesser extent, pianist Miki Yamanaka. ...
Tyler Henderson: Love Endures
by Pierre Giroux
Pianist Tyler Henderson's Love Endures is a rare artifact of musical honesty, an album that trades studio gloss for the imperfect magic of real-time interaction. Recorded in the attic of a house owned by a devoted jazz aficionado in Vancouver, BC, the session's unusual environment--unadorned acoustics, no headphones, no overdubs--sets the tone for a recording that ...
