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trench with the other players, often playing his horn with one hand so as to conduct with the other. The man’s an expert, operating with confidence and ease. That’s because he’s been playing for most of his 80 years. By the time Allen was 17 he was gigging regularly in Rochester hotspots like The Swing Club on Buffalo Road, The Riviera Club on Mt. Read Boulevard, The Bartlett Club on Bartlett Street, and The Chateau on Monroe Avenue. In 1943 Allen hit the road with The Tommy Reynolds Big Band, touring the East Coast and Midwest, including stands at The St. Charles Theatre and The Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans. In the late 70’s he joined The Chick Edmond Big Band. Fifteen years later he would take over the group with Edmond’s blessing. (FD) thejackallenbigband.com Jam Session with the Bob Sneider Trio See listing for Friday, June 22. Jayme Stone [ FOLK/WORLD ] The Globe and Mail in Toronto has called Jayme Stone “the Yo-Yo Ma of the banjo,” and it’s not hard to see why. Two-time Juno Award-winning banjoist extraordinaire Stone specializes in investigating the folk music of different cultures. From West Africa to Scandinavia, from South America to Appalachia, Stone finds vital indigenous music and breathes new life into it. His latest album, “Room Of Wonders,” with music from North America, Norway, Sweden, Bulgaria, Brazil, and Italy, is indicative of the wide sweep of his interests. (RN) jaymestone.com Marcello Pellitteri Quartet [ JAZZ ] The most common name of a school you will encounter when reading about jazz musicians is Berklee College of Music in Boston. So the fact that Marcello Pellitteri is a professor who has taught drums there for 25 years is no small matter. Of course Berklee professors don’t just teach; Pellitteri has shared the stage with jazz giants like Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw, Jon Hendricks, and Paquito D’Rivera, not to mention the Boston Pops, the Taipei Philharmonic, and the Gipsy Kings. (RN) myspace.com/marcellopellitteri 30 CITY • JAZZ FESTIVAL GUIDE 2012