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New Chris Allard Band album
New album almost finished; featuring regulars Brandon Allen, Ross Stanley, Oli Hayhurst and Nick Smalley, and also 3 tunes trio with the fantastic Enzo Zirilli - Drums, and Geoff Gascoyne - Bass. The album will feature 8 new original tunes and 2 arrangements of jazz standards.
...Charlie Wood Organ Trio in Italy
27th January Charlie Wood Organ Trio with Chris and Nic France play Cross-Roads Blues Club nr Rome....
Upcoming Gigs
| Date | Artist | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25/05/12 | BBC Big Band | BBC Big Band in Birmingham | Birmingham Town Hall |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: £tba. Box office: 0121 780 4949. Address: Victoria Square B3 3DQ. Venue phone: 0121 411 9111. Buy tickets | |||
| 27/05/12 | BBC Big Band | BBC Big Band in Bury St Edmunds | Abbey Theatre |
| Time: 8:00pm. | |||
| 02/06/12 | Jacqui Dankworth | Jacqui Dankworth in Norwich | Norwich Cathedral |
| Time: 7:30pm. Buy tickets | |||
| 06/06/12 | Jess Goyder | Jess Goyder in Kilburn | The Good Ship |
| Time: 7:30pm. Address: London. | |||
| 14/06/12 | Chris Allard Band | Chris Allard Band in London | Ray’s Jazz at Foyles |
| Time: 6:00pm. Admission: Free Entry. Address: 113-119 Charing Cross Road WC2H 0EB. | |||
| 22/06/12 | Jacqui Dankworth | Jacqui Dankworth in N.Wales | Gwyl Criccieth Festival |
| Time: 7:30pm. | |||
Click here for a full schedule.
About Chris
Chris Allard is a freelance guitarist based in London. He has performed at many venues in the UK, around europe and the world, including the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Nuremberg Festival, Giverny Festival, the Barbican Centre, Ronnie Scott’s, Montreux Jazz Festival, Edinburgh Festival, Hackney Empire, Cannes Festival, the Royal Festival Hall.
He has performed with Jacqui Dankworth, John Helliwell (Supertramp), Jamie Cullum, Sir John Dankworth and Dame Cleo Laine, Gwyneth Herbert, the BBC Concert Orchestra, Dave O’Higgins, Carleen Anderson (James Brown), Tim Garland (Chick Corea) amongst others.
Chris has recorded at Pinewood Studios, Metropolis, Dinamec Studio Geneva, Maida Vale Studios and many others.
TV and Radio appearances include playing live on the Paul O’Grady Show, Children in Need and BBC Breakfast with great singer Jacqui Dankworth, with whom he has also appeared on BBC Radio many times. Others include Friday Night is Music Night with Gwyneth Herbert and the BBC Concert Orchestra live on BBC Radio 2. Chris has been a featured guest on Solar Radio in Los Angeles California, talking about Chris Allard Band album Open Spaces and playing live in the studio.
Chris also teaches guitar. He has been employed by conservatoires including the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Academy of Music, and is on the faculty as Guitar Tutor for popular music degree at Colchester Institute. He is available to teach private lessons at home or via Skype.
He studied Jazz and Classical Guitar at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, and Malmo Conservatoire, Sweden. Sources of inspiration include Pat Metheny, Miles Davis, James Taylor, Brad Mehldau, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jimi Hendrix, amongst many others.
