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Alison Brown (born August 7, 1962) is an American banjo player, guitarist, composer, and producer. She has won and has been nominated for several Grammy awards and is often compared to another banjo prodigy, Béla Fleck, for her unique style of playing. In her music, she blends bluegrass, jazz, Latin and Celtic influences.
Alison Brown plays music on the banjo. She’s acclaimed as one of today’s finest progressive banjo players, but you rarely find her in a conventional bluegrass setting. Instead, she’s known for leading an ensemble that successfully marries a broad array of roots-influenced music: folk, jazz, Celtic and Latin.
Jun 2, 2024 · Brown is touring in support of her 2023 release ON BANJO, described as a musical autobiography of sorts, showcasing her compositional talents as well as her impeccable technique on a set of tunes inspired by bluegrass, Brazillian choro, Latin and classical influences.
She’s acclaimed as one of today’s finest progressive banjo players, but you rarely find her in a conventional bluegrass setting. Instead, she’s known for leading an ensemble that successfully marries a broad array of roots-influenced music: folk, jazz, Celtic and Latin.
“Brown’s delicate playing is a far cry from the clickety-clack patterns of traditional bluegrass. It is smart, clever music, so rooted one moment, then off on some fun, eccentric adventure.”
As a banjo player, she throws out the textbook when it comes playing the banjo and the result is a sound that blends the rugged drive of bluegrass with the harmonic sensibilities of jazz, earning vast acclaim and a GRAMMY award in the process.
The new single from banjoists Alison Brown and Steve Martin, “Bluegrass Radio,” debuted Friday at #1 on the Bluegrass Today weekly airplay chart. The pair’s 2023 national bluegrass chart topping and Emmy-award winning collaboration “Foggy Morning Breaking,” included in a cameo in the new documentary STEVE! (Martin), also re-entered ...
