The Science and Artistry of Allen Hermann

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Originally from New Orleans, and while still in high school there, Allen "Al" Hermann spent his week-ends on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, absorbing the formidable talents of trombonist Carl Fontana - Al's mentor. Today, Fontana says: "Nobody gets around the horn any better than Al Hermann.

While in New Orleans, Hermann was featured with the Dukes of Dixieland, called for by the New Orleans Symphony, and was a regular at the Roosevelt (Fairmont) Hotel, where he backed such luminaries as Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Julie London, and Peggy Lee. Hermann has sided with Lionel Hampton, Buddy Morrow, Wild Bill Davidson, Doc Cheatham, Ellis Marsalis, Spike Robinson, and many other outstanding musicians.

Hermann remains much in demand at clubs and festivals around the country and was chosen the featured trombonist at the Southern California Jazz all-Stars performance in Sacramento in 1986. Al has also played with President Bill Clinton at Vail, Colorado.

Link to photos of Al Hermann playing with President Bill Clinton

Al Herman's trombone artistry can be found in the following published jazz band performances:

Hayes Kavanagh's New York City Jazz Band, 1966 European Tour.
LIVE - Summit Ridge Jazz Band - featuring Laura Theodore. (Now: OUT OF STOCK)
It Had To Be You - featuring Kathy Morrow.
Summit RidgeJazz Band - Live - featuring Al Hermann and Phil Urso.
Got Eyes For You, The Bob Montgomery and Willie Hill Sextet, featuring Al Hermann.
Portugal Hayes Kavanagh's New York City Jazz Band, Portugal, 1999.
Bossa San Miguel Al and Phil Hermann, featuring Gil Gutierrez.
Talkin', Bob Montgomery and Al Hermann.
The Jazz Trombone, Allen Hermann & Carl Fontana.
On The Brink, The Bob Montgomery/Al Hermann Quintet

Descriptions of these exquisite CDs are available on the links above, and the order form is below.
They cannot be found in stores!

Order Form for CD's and tapes of Al Hermann's artistry

All CDs offered here are $15 plus shipping costs

Cool Science

Professor Allen Hermann lives in the Denver area, and is a professor of physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Link to Al's research page at the University of Colorado

Professional honors are not new to Hermann's success as a physicist. At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, he received NASA's Outstanding Achievements awards for discovery of the Li-iodine battery used in today's cardiac pacemakers.

While at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), he was member of the team which received an IR100 Award for the copper indium diselenide Solar Cell.

As Professor and Chairman of the Physics Department at the University of Arkansas, he received the American Association of Physics Teachers Distinguished Scientist Award . In addition, he discovered the thallium cuprate superconductors and was featured in the Wall Street Journal and on CNN.

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e-mail contact: pvb@concentric.net

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