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Peck Allmond
Trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist and composer Peck Allmond has lived in Brooklyn, New York since 1993.
Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, he was a product of Phil Hardymon's Berkeley High School jazz program - that also produced such luminaries as Benny Green and Joshua Redman. As a young player, Peck was mentored and hired by many SF jazz greats: Eddie Marshall, Mark Levine, Ed Kelly, John Coppola, Vince Wallace, Smiley Winters, Donald Bailey, Bud Spangler, Faye Carol, and Chuck Clark. Working with these masters was a rich jazz education.
At New England Conservatory he studied classical trumpet with Robert Nagel, and jazz with Fred Hersh, John McNeil, and Roswell Rudd. He has also studied with Charlie Haden, Dave Holland, and Steve Coleman. He has a BA in Music from UC Santa Cruz.
Michael Blake: Afro Blake
by Ludovico Granvassu
Africa seems to have been a special source of inspiration for Michael Blake, as compositions like Addis Abeba" (Elevated), Malagasy" (Combobulate), Mauritania" (Buzz), Road to Lusaka" (In the Grand Scheme of Things), Africa Used to Be Home" (More Like Us) or Surfing Sahara" (Elevated ) attest. They are all characterized by memorable themes and an instantly ...