Jazz Guitarist, Justin Allison, Making Good Vibrations

When I first heard jazz guitarist, Justin Allison play, about five years ago, I was so happy. He sang some of my favorite jazz standards while mixing in his unique interpretations of familiar pop songs, many having wonderful uplifting messages. His performances are the kind where you want to simply stop everything and listen. Justin’s guitar playing is stellar and unique and his voice is glassy smooth with punctuations of scat singing. His life has been filled with playing music since he was a kid and he works hard to continue to perfect his craft daily. Can you believe his other skills lie in herding cattle? Join me, Mama Jill, for this informative chat with this talented Colorado musician, exploring his journey around the US interacting with many, many well-known musicians that helped support and educate him along the way. Justin speaks also to his love of the Salida area as well as fond memories of the exploding jazz scene in Denver during the 1980s. We end our discussion with an original performance. If you’re lucky, you can catch him playing live this summer. https://www.justinjazz.com/