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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
March 23, 2023

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 ...

Weights & Measures

By Kenny Wessel

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2020
Track listing: Swamp Meyna; Bahut Acha; Weights & Measures; Lullaby #2; The Speed of the Bass; Miniature; Bone Dance; Lullaby #1; City Living.

Drift

By Michael Blake

Label: Intuition
Released: 2002
Track listing: Drift; Mean As A Swan; Toque; The Creep; Lady Red; Teo Walks; Duty Free Suite; Dry Socket; Afro Blake; Maria; Residence.