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Allan Molnarcurrently resides in New York City where he teaches at Lehman College and freelances in the music profession. Prior to moving to New York, Allan was very active as a vibraphonist, percussionist and educator in Toronto, Canada. His experiences include many live and recorded performances in a variety of genres including jazz (Glen Hall, Roswell Rudd, Phil Nimmons), Latin (Vibrason, Con-Cache) and pop (Nelly Furtado, Jarvis Church).

Allan co-produced Glen Hall’s “Hallucinations” CD which is currently available on Leo Records (London, England). The latest Glen Hall-Allan Molnar production is entitled “The Roswell Incident” and features “OutSource” along with the legendary trombonist Roswell Rudd as guest soloist. Allan is also in-demand as a session player and has contributed work to a diverse range of projects including Dreamworks Records recording artist Nelly Furtado’s debut album “Whoa Nelly” and “Shake it Off" by Jarvis Church. "Whoa Nelly" has sold more than 5,000,000 copies world-wide and is the recipient of 4 JUNO awards and a GRAMMY. In July and August '03 Allan traveled to Los Angeles and Toronto to record a number of tracks for Nelly Furtado's "Folklore." This CD was nominated for 5 Juno awards.

Allan spent more than 20 years teaching instrumental music with the Toronto Catholic District School Board and successfully brought many elements of professional music to the classroom by way of his MIDI-assisted band program. His students have experienced both the performance and creative aspects of this approach to learning. More than 130 music teachers have been able to duplicate important elements of Allan’s program in their own schools as a direct result of his many workshop appearances at conferences and universities.

(L - R) Prime Minister Jean Chretien, Mary Lou Sicoly, George Brasovan and Allan Molnar at the Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence Ceremony, Ottawa, May 13, 1999.

Allan Molnar is a recipient of the prestigious “Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence.” He continues to work as an independent music education consultant and as a resource teacher for the Canadian Teachers Federation through the “Sharing Teaching Excellence” program. Allan is a faculty member of the KoSA International Percussion Workshops, works as a clinician for Sabian Cymbals, Latin Percussion and ProMark Drumsticks, and is the chair of the Percussive Arts Society Technology Committee.

Contact:
Allan Molnar
The Percussion Studio
New York City
212.569.7273

amolnar@percussionstudio.com