Birth name John Allred Years active 1980–present Origin Orlando, Florida Name John Allred | Genres Jazz, Dixieland Role Musical Artist | |
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Born 1962
Rock Island, Illinois, USA Instruments Trombone, Tuba, Euphonium Albums Covers, Stompin' the Blues, New York State of Mind Similar Harry Allen, Bob Merrill, Dick Hyman, Bucky Pizzarelli, Jay Leonhart Profiles | ||
Occupation(s) Musician, Songwriter | ||
John Allred (born 1962) is an American jazz trombonist. He is the son of another jazz trombonist, Bill Allred.
After graduating from high school, John Allred moved to southern California and started his professional music career with the Jazz Minors, a six-piece Dixieland group at Disneyland in Anaheim. During this time, he became active in the Los Angeles music scene, and in 1987 he accepted an invitation to join Woody Herman and the Young Thundering Herd.
He moved to Orlando, Florida, playing both jazz and studio gigs. He was then asked to play in the Harry Connick Jr. Big Band, with whom he toured and performed on numerous recordings and television appearances. In the movie My Girl, he coached actor Dan Aykroyd on how to mimic a tuba player and recorded the tuba parts for the soundtrack. During this time he also took an active role in his father's jazz band, played in numerous production shows, and played euphonium with Rich Matteson and Harvey Phillips in the Matteson-Phillips Tubajazz Consort.
In 1999, Allred moved to New York City and performed with the Toshiko Akiyoshi Big Band, the Woody Herman Orchestra, and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band.
Discography
With Warren Vache