Trombonist John Allred comes from a long line of jazz musicians, especially his well known father, trombonist Bill Allred. John is active worldwide performing for jazz clubs, clinics and festival appearances having performed with some of the world’s greatest jazz performers. In the late 80’s John was lead trombonist and featured soloist with the legendary Woody Herman’s Young Thundering Herd. John continues to appear with the Woody Herman Orchestra under the direction of Frank Tiberi. John has worked with The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Toshiko Akioshi’s Big Band, Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks, and the Louis Armstrong Centennial band just to name a few. After years of working with Harry Connick Jr.’s band, John is now back in New York City where he enjoys performing in many stylistically diverse situations.