American bassist and composer, founder member of the Jazz Composers Collective and leader of ensembles including Medicine Wheel; noted for blending jazz with world-music elements.

Founder of the Jazz Composers Collective; leader of Medicine Wheel; collaborated with kora player Mamadou Diabate on the album Peace Pipe; reviewed DeBaser albums include Peace Pipe and Cowboy Justice.

DeBaser hosts two positive reviews highlighting Ben Allison's blend of jazz and world-music elements, his leadership in distinctive ensembles, and his compositional strength. Reviewers praise Peace Pipe's kora collaboration and Cowboy Justice's unusual lineup and grit.

For:Jazz listeners, fans of world-jazz fusion, bass players, and listeners who follow contemporary jazz composition.

 PEACE PIPE, by the American bassist Ben Allison, merges the sounds of jazz with those of the African kora, to give us an eclectic product beyond labels and classifications, involving world music, ethnic jazz, certain ambient constructions, and concepts of electronic music (even though electronics aren't present here, not a trace of it!)

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 Ben is a composer with grit, and this album is the latest in the saga that sees him as the protagonist.

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