Don’t miss G. Thomas Allen 4TET, led by jazz vocalist, composer and music educator G. Thomas
Allen, whose unique soul-infused phrases, paired with improvisation both of contemporary
stylizing to straight-ahead, classic jazz helped him to win the 2021 Sarah Vaughan International
Jazz Competition. Recognized as the first and only male, in history, to hold the prestigious
SASSY Award – Downbeat Magazine.
Known for his warm timbre and stratospheric range, compared to the likes of Philip Bailey, he is
one the world’s leading countertenor voices. Thomas has worked with jazz luminaires, from
David Baker and the Smithsonian Jazz Orchestra Masterworks, top-tier ensemble work for
Wynton Marsalis’ “All Rise” tour in Europe, to being under the baton of Bobby McFerrin at
Carnegie Hall with the St. Luke Chamber Ensemble. As a multi-genre Artist, Thomas is a former
member of Baltimore’s own Soulful Symphony and Los Angeles Opera – along with lead vocals
on GRAMMY® nominated album “Choirmaster” (Motown Gospel 2020).
Other highlights: Black Pearl Chamber Ensemble, Royal Melbourne Philharmonic, Mid-Atlantic
Symphony with past performances at the 50th New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, TD Jazz
Moody Jazz Festival, and White Plains NY Jazz Festival.
In 2020, Thomas’ debut album soared to No. #1 on the iTunes jazz charts (eOne Nashville). He
has appeared on CNN, National Public Radio (NPR), performed at The Vatican, and top jazz
rooms: SOUTH Jazz Club, Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem (birthplace of bebop), and the
legendary Green Mill – to name a few.
As educator, 2022 Carthage College Residency Artist and currently serves on the voice faculty of
Columbia College of Chicago, and ChiArts Conservatory.
Piano - Dennis Luxion
Bass - Jeremiah Hunt
Drum - Greg Artry
TICKETS
— $15 general admission —
— $25 VIP seating —
