Hank Allen-Barfield: Jazz Musician in New York

About Hank Allen-Barfield

Hank Allen-Barfield is a New York–based jazz artist heard in small-ensemble settings, including performances at Ornithology Jazz Club. He has shared the bandstand with Todd Herbert, Jeremy Manasia, Jason Clotter, Larry Banks, Anthony Pearlman, Brent Lerman, Jules Gardener, and Charlie Lincoln. Recent appearances place him in a piano–bass–drums quartet format, a working-band context that rewards tight listening and quick adjustment. His playing favors structure and ensemble response over display.