Luther Allison Trio

Hailing from Charlotte, NC, multi-instrumentalist Luther S. Allison was first exposed to jazz just over a year before graduating high school via a local non-profit organization named Jazz Arts Initiative, directed by Lonnie and Ocie Davis. Since his involvment in the organization in high school, Allison had the opportunity to play alongside Donald Harrison and Delfeayo Marsalis before entering college at the age of 17. Over his time at The University of Tennessee, Allison had the opportunity to perform alongside Greg Tardy, Donald Brown, Conrad Herwig, Steve Davis, Marshall Gilkes, and Tom "Bones" Malone to name a few. At the age of 19, Allison was asked by Michael Dease to play drums on his 2017 record Father Figure. One year later, Allison went back to Brooklyn to record piano on Dease's soon to be released album. Allison just graduated from The University of Tennessee with his Bachelors of Music in Studio Music and Jazz with a focus in both Drums and Piano, and will continue his studies at Michigan State University in the fall for his Masters Degree. Jonathon S. Muir-Cotton is a multi-award winning young, up and coming double bassist and bassist trained in both the jazz and classical traditions; playing many genres including jazz, funk, gospel, blues, R&B and neo-soul. Under the mentorship and tutelage of great Detroit bassists like Marion Hayden, Robert Hurst, Rick Robinson, Rodney Whitaker, and Ralphe Armstrong, Jonathon is working towards making his own mark in the music world. Jonathon has continued to garner great opportunities to perform internationally, with consistent rotations in Detroit, New York, Ann Arbor, and many other venues across the state of Michigan and around the country. Jonathon is a student at Michigan State University pursuing his Bachelors in Jazz Studies. Muir-Cotton has performed with various renowned artists both locally and nationally, including Karriem Riggins, Kris Johnson, Dwight Adams, Curtis Taylor, Quiana Lynell, Vincent Chandler, Ali Jackson, Benny Rubin, Esperanza Spalding, Ian Finkelstein, and Kamau Kenyatta. He has his own talented and versatile extended band Expressions, and is an often sought out bassist for other artists, their bands, and for studio work. Jonathon continues to hone his craft, hopes to tour the world, and eventually become a music educator, teaching jazz at the collegiate level as well as be an inspiration and give back to the next generation of students and aspiring musicians. This artist does not have a bio yet.