Shamarr allen biography sample

Shamarr Allen is carrying on a New Orleans musical tradition. Unlike many of the young lions of Crescent City jazz and funk, he didn't have any scholastic-based musical training growing up, opting for an education in science and math over the performing arts.

His writing and composing ebb and flow from his recent rock album We Are Like Warriors, to his fully fledged pop-rock album Difficult Days, to.

His writing and composing ebb and flow from his recent rock album We Are Like Warriors, to his fully fledged pop-rock album Difficult Days, to.

Hailing from the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Shamarr Allen captures the rich spirit of his city with deep-rooted influences in jazz, hip-hop.

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Instead he learned his craft in the lower ninth, passed on to him by those who learned from their forefathers. It is the way it has always been in this musical city. Shamarr studied with New Orleans legends Leroy Jones, Joe Torregano and Clyde Kerr Jr.

He also attended the Louis Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp in the late 90’s, a program that has turned out many other talented young musicians, including Concord Records artist Christian Scott, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, Jonathan Batiste and Courtney Bryant.

Shamarr was honored by the City of New Orleans in with a proclamation for his work as a teacher and role model for the city’s young people. He runs a weekly clinic on Wednesdays at the Sound Café, passing on the musica