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Allison Philips is a Brooklyn-based trumpet player, composer, and educator. Philips is a trumpet player’s trumpet player. From the traditional trio setting to genre-bending explorations via electronics, Allison is always searching for new ground.
Jazz Scene has called The Allison Philips Trio “an invigorating listen that probes, as Ornette Coleman did, the line between song and sonic exploration.” The group released their first EP in 2017 and released their first album “Placement and Longing” in 2021. Philips also co-leads the “DeiCont | Philips Collective” a group which Hot House Magazine has called “one of the most exciting emerging groups in NY”. The Allison Philips Trio and the DeiCont | Philips Collective have toured domestically and throughout Europe and Canada.
Allison has also recently started a new, New York based Quartet project. Currently Allison is actively leading her quartet project with Neta Raanan (Tenor Sax), Isaac Levien (Bass) and Connor Parks (Drums.) Their Debut album "Make it Better" will be released on Dox Records on May 16th, 2025.
Allison has also performed with Alfa Mist, The Jonas Brothers, Japanese Breakfast, Sara McDonald’s “NY Chillharmonic”, Mali Obomsawin, Yo La Tengo, Alita Moses, Sungazer, Aberdeen, The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, and many others. She has performed on many acclaimed stages, including The Bimhuis, The North Sea Jazz Festival, The Bern Jazz Festival, The Festival of New Trumpet Music, Le Poisson Rouge, PENG Festival, 54 Below, The Jazz Standard, NJPAC, and many others.
Philips holds a BFA in Jazz Performance from the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City and an MM in Jazz Performance from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in The Netherlands. Philips was the 2016 recipient of the Hal Leonard Collegiate Scholarship. She has recently been awarded a New York Foundation of The Arts "City Artist Corp" grant. Between teaching and performing throughout Europe and North America, Allison spends her time commuting on her bicycle in Brooklyn and eating at B&H Dairy in the East Village.
Allison is currently on the faculty at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, and The Kent Place School.
Allison Philips is a Brooklyn-based trumpet player, composer, and educator. Philips is a trumpet player’s trumpet player. From the traditional trio setting to genre-bending explorations via electronics, Allison is always searching for new ground.
Jazz Scene has called The Allison Philips Trio “an invigorating listen that probes, as Ornette Coleman did, the line between song and sonic exploration.” The group released their first EP in 2017 and released their first album “Placement and Longing” in 2021. Philips also co-leads the “DeiCont | Philips Collective” a group which Hot House Magazine has called “one of the most exciting emerging groups in NY”. The Allison Philips Trio and the DeiCont | Philips Collective have toured domestically and throughout Europe and Canada.
Allison has also recently started a new, New York based Quartet project. Currently Allison is actively leading her quartet project with Neta Raanan (Tenor Sax), Isaac Levien (Bass) and Connor Parks (Drums.) Their Debut album "Make it Better" will be released on Dox Records on May 16th, 2025.
Allison has also performed with Alfa Mist, The Jonas Brothers, Japanese Breakfast, Sara McDonald’s “NY Chillharmonic”, Mali Obomsawin, Yo La Tengo, Alita Moses, Sungazer, Aberdeen, The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, and many others. She has performed on many acclaimed stages, including The Bimhuis, The North Sea Jazz Festival, The Bern Jazz Festival, The Festival of New Trumpet Music, Le Poisson Rouge, PENG Festival, 54 Below, The Jazz Standard, NJPAC, and many others.
Philips holds a BFA in Jazz Performance from the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York City and an MM in Jazz Performance from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in The Netherlands. Philips was the 2016 recipient of the Hal Leonard Collegiate Scholarship. She has recently been awarded a New York Foundation of The Arts "City Artist Corp" grant. Between teaching and performing throughout Europe and North America, Allison spends her time commuting on her bicycle in Brooklyn and eating at B&H Dairy in the East Village.
Allison is currently on the faculty at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, and The Kent Place School.
From Hot House Magazine, June 2018
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For more reviews/press click the links below:
Font Music:
fontmusic.org/2017/01/meet-allison-philips/
Here Comes The Flood:
werksman.blogspot.nl/2017/01/allison-philips-trio-allison-philips.html
All About Jazz:
DeiCont | Philips Collective
www.allaboutjazz.com/deicont--philips-collective-mike-deicont-flea-boy-records-review-by-geno-thackara.php#.W0uis6S3594.link
Allison Philips Trio:
www.allaboutjazz.com/allison-philips-trio-allison-philips-flea-boy-records-review-by-karl-ackermann.php
Jazz'halo:
(french)
www.jazzhalo.be/reviews/cd-reviews/a/allison-philips-trio/
Jazz.pt
(portuguese)
jazz.pt/ponto-escuta/2017/02/21/allison-philips-trio-allison-philips-trio-flea-boy-records/
Jersey Indie:
www.jerseyindie.com/destined-for-greatness-allison-philips-trumpet-player-composer-arranger/
Jazz Enzo:
(Dutch)
www.jazzenzo.nl/?e=3721