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Selected accomplishments

Written by Mike

Sunday, 09 July 2006

Regular guitarist for saxophonist Lin Halliday, 1995-1998 Guitarist with Charles Earland, 1995-1997 Performances with organist Lonnie Smith, including CD on Cannonball Records "Charles Earland's Organ Summit," 1997 Guitarist for the Hot Club of Chicago, specializing in the music of Django Reinhardt, 1996-1998 Appearance at Chicago Jazz Festival with organist Chris Foreman, 1996 Steady guitarist with sax legend Von Freeman, Tuesdays at the New Apartment Lounge, (1997-present) Performed on the Model Citizen's debut CD "Party, Party, Party," 1997 Guitarist with saxophonist Ron Dewar, Wednesdays at Andy's in Chicago, 1998-2002 Instructor at The Old Town School of Folk Music, 1998-present Guitarist for the Organ Grinder, a band from Madison, WI featuring drummer Clyde Stubblefield, 1998-2000 Performances with organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, Chicago, 1998-1999 Released CD entitled "The Mike Allemana Organ Trio" on the TuConn? label, 2000 Married Maria Allemana, July 2, 2001 Performed on Von Freeman's 2002 CD "The Improvisor" on Premonition Records Performed with Von Freeman at the Berlin Jazz Festival, 2002 Performed on the Model Citizens Big Band CD, "Let's Make Gravy," 2003 Became the father of Gabriela Allemana, July 22, 2003 Performed with Von Freeman at the Hot Summer Jazz Festival, Minneapolis, MN, 2004 opened for pianist Brad Mehldau at the Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, April 2005 Performed at the Chicago Jazz Festival with Von Freeman, Sept. 2005 Performance with Von Freeman and drummer Mickey Roker at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center, Oct. 2005 Released CD "Inner Rhythm" by the Mike Allemana Quartet with Geof Bradfield, Ted Sirota, and Matt Ferguson, Jan. 2006 Released the debut CD by Mike Allemana and Gingi Lahera, "The Night's Womb and the Morning Sun,"? Jan 2006