Ben Allison's Man Size Safe

One of Shore Fire's newest clients, jazz composer/arranger/ bandleader/ upright bass extraordinaire Ben Allison, stopped by the office last Friday with Pat Rustici, VP of Palmetto Records. Here's a shot of (left to right) Ben with Shore Fire's Rebecca Shapiro, Pat and me.

That evening Rebecca and I went to Jazz Standard to see Ben and his band "Man Size Safe." The group ran through a variety of colorful instrumentals including a few of Ben's original compositions and arrangements from his upcoming Palmetto release 'Little Things Run The World,' out in January. From Ben's hypnotic bass ostinatos and drummer Michael Sarin's incredible sense of dynamics to guitarist Steve Cardenas' melodic solos, the show revealed a band passionate about merging the boundaries between jazz and rock.

Here's a pic of Ben leaving the venue with Matt Balitsaris, president of Palmetto Records.


Oh yeah, if you're wondering where the "The" in "Jazz Standard" is hiding, just ask Ben.