Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs

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Hailed by star drummer Bob French as “the new coming of his era,” Allen recently snapped up a 2008 Big Easy Award for best emerging artist and plans to exceed the expectation with a his latest release which promises a musical arrangement that breaks the mold of conventional brass.

Allen's freshman CD "Meet me On Frenchman Street" took a modern approach to traditional Jazz and produced an instant classic with the title track. But Allen didn’t stop there. His rock/funk/hip-hop band, Shamarr Allen and the Underdawgs released their debut CD in April of 2009, aptly entitled, "Box Who In?." Allen is regularly featured on tour with nouveau funk band Galactic and occasionally joins singer-songwriter Paul Sanchez’s Rolling Road Show. He participated in a month-long tour as a member of a 12- piece backing band with Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel, followed by a recent recording session with the country icon in Austin, Texas.

Shamarr Allen is certainly making his mark, transcending his local celebrity and spreading his star power throughout the U.S. and abroad. Once hailed as New Orleans’ latest trumpet flash, Allen is now regarded as “one of the brightest diamonds to emerge from the Crescent City in recent years.”

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