Lolly Allen's guest appearances

Lolly Allen

Motherhood in Hollywood

Deep Dish Radio with Tim Powers

Famous Interviews & Neon Jazz with Joe Dimino

In Studio from Simply Timeless

Peter Hedges

Lisa Loeb

Tammin Sursok

Steve Harvey

Danielle Koenig

Jill Simonian

Rebecca Romijn

Ian Ziering

Travis McElroy

Catherine McCord

Tyler Perry

Hollis Brown

Audrina Patridge

Jenni Pulos

Michael Feinstein

OwlTail

Vibraphonist and composer Lolly Allen joins us to talk about her latest album from OA2, “Coming Home.” Our story revolves around that idea of home… from growing up in a small town in New York State to moving west to Los Angeles, California. Along the way, Lolly will also tell us some of those talented artists who helped her continue along her musical journey. More at lollyvibes.com.

Vibraphonist and composer Lolly Allen joins us to talk about her latest album from OA2, “Coming Home.” Our story revolves around that idea of home… from growing up in a small town in New York State to moving west to Los Angeles, California. Along the way, Lolly will also tell us some of those talented artists who helped her continue along her musical journey. More at <a href="http://lollyvibes.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lollyvibes.com</a>.

October 10, 2020: Lolly Allen

If you know anything about me by now it's that I like to switch things up in life, and on my podcast every now and then. So this week we are taking a departure from mom talk and exploring the world of jazz with my friend and professional vibraphonist Lolly Allen. Watching Lolly play the vibraphone is exciting. She really gets into it with arms flailing, and mallets flying. I used to play the xylophone in high school and yes, that is as cool as it sounds.  Lolly also shares how playing with musical instruments as a child influenced her career choices. See? Toys and play make a difference! Okay so maybe there is a little bit of mom talk in this episode after all. And she talks about how her parents fostered her love of music from childhood into adulthood.Now she's a pro in the jazz world with one album under her belt and another in the works. She writes and produces her own jazz music. How cool is that? I can barely play chopsticks! I am so impressed with Lolly. Her music is hypnotic. If you close your eyes and listen it's almost like you're being taken back in time, to when big bands featuring vibraphone solos were played on the radio. And men and women mingled after dinner with mixed drinks and handsy neighbors. Think early seasons of Mad Men. Since I feel like jazz musicians naturally have an old soul, I wanted to hear what Lolly thinks about the current state of pop music and she explains how she used Indiegogo to help fund her dream.Lolly is also being honored at the LA Jazz Society Vibe Summit on June 7th. What an accomplishment for a woman in a predominately male area of music! Congrats Lolly! And MIH listeners will get a sampling of her music in this episode as well, so bonus for you!You can download Lolly's music here. And follower her on Twitter @lollyallenAnd keep an eye out for her next album on her Facebook page and any announcements on her website lollyvibe.com

If you know anything about me by now it's that I like to switch things up in life, and on my podcast every now and then. So this week we are taking a departure from mom talk and exploring the world of jazz with my friend and professional vibraphonist Lolly Allen. Watching Lolly play the vibraphone is exciting. She really gets into it with arms flailing, and mallets flying. I used to play the xylophone in high school and yes, that is as cool as it sounds.  Lolly also shares how playing with musical instruments as a child influenced her career choices. See? Toys and play make a difference! Okay so maybe there is a little bit of mom talk in this episode after all. And she talks about how her parents fostered her love of music from childhood into adulthood. Now she's a pro in the jazz world with one album under her belt and another in the works. She writes and produces her own jazz music. How cool is that? I can barely play chopsticks! I am so impressed with Lolly. Her music is hypnotic. If you close your eyes and listen it's almost like you're being taken back in time, to when big bands featuring vibraphone solos were played on the radio. And men and women mingled after dinner with mixed drinks and handsy neighbors. Think early seasons of Mad Men. Since I feel like jazz musicians naturally have an old soul, I wanted to hear what Lolly thinks about the current state of pop music and she explains how she used Indiegogo to help fund her dream. Lolly is also being honored at the LA Jazz Society Vibe Summit on June 7th. What an accomplishment for a woman in a predominately male area of music! Congrats Lolly! And MIH listeners will get a sampling of her music in this episode as well, so bonus for you! You can download Lolly's music here. And follower her on Twitter @lollyallen And keep an eye out for her next album on her Facebook page and any announcements on her website <a href="http://lollyvibe.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lollyvibe.com</a>

Vibraphonist Lolly Allen On Childhood Music & The Beauty of Jazz

Laura "Lolly" Allen's music "...conjures the lanky, leisurely feel of Milt Jackson, her roomy rambles open up the spiritual spaciousness of Walt Dickerson, and her smooth flair for Latin rhythms recalls Cal Tjader."-- Fred Bouchard (writer for Downbeat Magazine and teacher at Berklee College of Music.)She has been featured on radio and at venues including the Knitting Factory, Vibrato Grill Jazz, Boston Globe Jazz Festival, artist-in-residence with Stan Strickland at Boston's Museum of Fine Art, WGBH FM's Eric in the Evening and Ron DellaChiesa's Jazz Songbook. Allen has composed and performed in various ensembles including Gunther Schuller's Birthday Celebration Concert, Sam Rivers with the New England Conservatory Big Band, Maria Schneider with the Jazz Composer's Alliance, The Jimmy Giuffre Tribute Concert at Jordan Hall, the L.A Jazz Society's Vibe Summit, and with Jiggs Whigham and Bob Mintzer at the Disney Jazz Celebration.She has studied with many jazz greats: Danilo Perez, George Garzone, Cecil McBee, John McNeil, Bevan Manson, Steve Brown, Dominique Eade, and has received classical training with world-renowned percussionist Gordon Stout. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Performance from New England Conservatory. Her recently released CD, entitled "Allen Haz Funk", is available online Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura "Lolly" Allen's music "...conjures the lanky, leisurely feel of Milt Jackson, her roomy rambles open up the spiritual spaciousness of Walt Dickerson, and her smooth flair for Latin rhythms recalls Cal Tjader."-- Fred Bouchard (writer for Downbeat Magazine and teacher at Berklee College of Music.)She has been featured on radio and at venues including the Knitting Factory, Vibrato Grill Jazz, Boston Globe Jazz Festival, artist-in-residence with Stan Strickland at Boston's Museum of Fine Art, WGBH FM's Eric in the Evening and Ron DellaChiesa's Jazz Songbook. Allen has composed and performed in various ensembles including Gunther Schuller's Birthday Celebration Concert, Sam Rivers with the New England Conservatory Big Band, Maria Schneider with the Jazz Composer's Alliance, The Jimmy Giuffre Tribute Concert at Jordan Hall, the L.A Jazz Society's Vibe Summit, and with Jiggs Whigham and Bob Mintzer at the Disney Jazz Celebration.She has studied with many jazz greats: Danilo Perez, George Garzone, Cecil McBee, John McNeil, Bevan Manson, Steve Brown, Dominique Eade, and has received classical training with world-renowned percussionist Gordon Stout. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Performance from New England Conservatory. Her recently released CD, entitled "Allen Haz Funk", is available online Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Lolly Allen - Jazz Musician, Bandleader