John Allred

John enjoys a multi-faceted career. From traditional jazz to stage and film productions, John is well respected for being a musician that can do it all. Throughout his career, John has had the pleasure of working with many great jazz organizations. From his early days with Woody Herman’s Young Thundering Herd to Harry Connick Jr., John has also worked with The NBC studio orchestra, Toshiko Akioshi Big Band, The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Bill Allred’s Classic Jazz Band and Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks along with many local groups. John has had the pleasure to perform with some of best artists in the business including Bob Haggart, Ralph Sutton, Jake Hanna, Louie Bellson, Clark Terry, Warren Vache’, Rich Matteson, Ken Peplowski, Harry Allen, Natalie Cole, Liza Minelli, John Pizzarelli, Pete Chistleib, Larry Carlton and Robin Ford to name a few. In addition to his jazz work, John has has become one of the top call studio players on the scene. Some of his Broadway credits include The Pajama Game, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, Cinderella, Company, and Bob fosse’s Dancin’, Finding Neverland and Hello Dolly starring Bette Midler and just finished a run of Once Upon A Mattress staring Sutton Foster. When not traveling John and his wife are enjoying New York City while living in Rockaway Beach. ‍