now playing Robert Allen Jr. Trio recording "Magic Boogie" from a live concert.

 

Robert Allen Jr. is an extraordinary guitarist, a passionate singer and a powerhouse of a showman. "His booming pipes and presence will draw you in and never let go."        -Milwaukee Journal 2003

Roberts family was full of talented  blues/roots musicians. He first picked up a guitar at the age of five, and by his late teens Robert was touring nationally with bands. In 1997 his east coast travels with legendary Chicago bluesman Sam Lay (Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield) led him to the blues master Jimmy Rogers. That same year Robert traveled to the Mississippi delta and visited the infamous crossroads. A week later on a pawn shop wall in south-side Chicago, he found his number one love a Gibson / Epiphone ES-335 guitar he named "Blondie". Robert and Blondie have been inseparable ever since and have been astounding audiences wherever they go. One critic called his playing "Haunting!

SHOWTIME! This is professional entertainment. Robert presents a dynamic show full of good time blues, a tight rhythm section, stinging guitar, incredible bass work, energy that actually rockets from the stage! This is real blues played as hard as it gets, so get your next party or event started with Robert Allen Jr. Trio and you'll be glad that you did!

The Robert Allen Jr. Trio

~MATT MILLER on bass. Matt's  musical style is a funk based blues. Matt  toured the world and elsewhere with the legendary 1960’s group, The Flock and American Standard. He has also performed with members of groups like Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Copea, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Miss Murphy, Reverser, and he played shows with George Thorogood. After performing and writing nearly every style of music, Matt has returned to his roots of blues. Now performing with Robert Allen Jr. He has become a musician/writer with a distinct style and tone. Currently Matt is preparing for the Robert Allen Jr. Trio to make its mark in the music  industry. Matt's personal web site is www.millermusicmethod.com

 

~DAVE BRAUN on drums, toured Europe with Scott Finch and the Blues O’ Delics. Five albums recorded with the Mosleys. Recorded on Rounder Records with The Spanic Boys and was nominated for a Grammy Award, he's made appearances on MTV, VH1, and Saturday Night Live. Simply put Dave Braun is brilliant, this is high-octane drumming. He holds down the back-bone to this bands groove, he plays Chicago shuffles, Texas Swing, Memphis Boogie and soul, Rock & Roll, Rock-a-Billy, Funk you name it. His approach is simple: let it all hang out!

 

Robert Allen Jr. Trio is a band on the verge of the national spotlight. Each of these players is a monster in his own world, Together they are tighter than many of the super groups in their heyday. See this band while you still can. Don't miss this show!!