Harry Allen Trio Featuring Charmin Michelle

n 2020, Harry Allen was inducted into the Jazz Monsters Hall of Fame at SOKA University of America and was a top-three finalist for France’s Acadamie du Jazz’s Prix du Jazz Classiquehas. Harry has recorded over 70 CDs as a leader and many more as a sideman. He has performed at jazz festivals and clubs worldwide, frequently touring the United States, Europe and Asia.

He has performed with Rosemary Clooney, Jay Geils, Ray Brown, Hank Jones, Frank Wess, Flip Phillips, Scott Hamilton, Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison, Kenny Burrell, Herb Ellis, John Pizzarelli, Bucky Pizzarelli, Gus Johnson, Jeff Hamilton, Terry Gibbs, Warren Vache, and has recorded with Tony Bennett, Johnny Mandel, Ray Brown, Tommy Flanagan, James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, Kenny Barron, Dave McKenna, Dori Caymmi, Larry Goldings, George Mraz, Jake Hanna, and Al Foster, among others.

Charmin Michelle is a charismatic chanteuse whose conversational style recalls Billie Holiday and other legendary ladies of jazz, a savvy songstress who can put her own imprint on a melody while remaining respectful of those who first inhabited it. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Charmin moved to Minnesota while still a child and has called it home ever since. She has toured internationally since 1986, performing at jazz festivals throughout Spain and France.