Aimée Allen Trio Utilizes Jazz Road Tour Grant This Fall

The internationally recognized talent will hit the road this October alongside guitarist Tony Romano and bassist François Moutin

Critically acclaimed vocalist Aimée Allen will showcase her talents across the United States this October. As a recipient of a prestigious SouthArts Jazz Road touring grant, Allen is utilizing these funds to bring together the Aimée Allen Trio, featuring the NYC-based talent alongside guitarist Tony Romano and bassist François Moutin.

The trio will open the tour in Providence, Rhode Island on October 19 at Community MusicWorks, followed by a stop in Homewood, Illinois at Copper Still on October 20, an engagement in South Bend, Indiana on October 21 at Merriman's Playhouse, an October 22 performance in Cleveland, Ohio at BOP STOP, an October 23 show in Buffalo, New York at PAUSA art house and a final performance in Allen's hometown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the City of Asylum on October 24. Individual venue details, such as ticket information and COVID guidelines, can be found below.

Allen's October tour will preview music from her upcoming album, slated for release in early 2022. A mix of thought-provoking original music and inspired renditions of standards, the new recording focuses on the overall concept of change. It features Romano and Moutin as well as Grammy-nominated pianist Toru Dodo and rising star drummer Kush Abadey.

The Aimée Allen Trio tour will reunite Allen and Moutin, longtime collaborators who gained notoriety together from Allen's 2018 and 2015 releases Wings Uncaged and Matter of Time. The addition of Romano adds a new and refreshing take. The trio can be seen performing Allen's original composition "In My Web" here as well as the original "Night Owl" here.

Jazz Road is a national initiative of South Arts, which is funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. An artist-centric touring program that supports small tours for emerging and mid-career artists, Jazz Road grants promote deeper engagement between jazz musicians, presenters, and communities, often those located in areas traditionally underserved by the genre.