caption associated_acts birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
photo by cees van de ven herbie nichols project ted nash new haven , connecticut , u.s. ben allison non_vocal_instrumentalist november 17 , 1966 double bass jazz ben allison
 ben allison musician , composer
ben allison

ben allison -lrb- born november 17 , 1966 , in new haven , connecticut -rrb- is an american bassist , composer , recording artist , bandleader , educator and activist .
he has recorded 11 albums as a leader .
in addition to his work as a performer , he co-founded the non-profit jazz composers collective and served as its artistic director for 12 years .
allison is an adjunct professor at new school university and serves on the board of the ny chapter of the national academy of recording arts and sciences , where he chairs the advocacy committee and serves as vice president .
