Alison Brown (born August 7, 1962) is an American banjo player and guitarist known for a soft nylon-string banjo sound. She has won and has been nominated on several Grammy awards and is often compared to another banjo prodigy, Béla Fleck for her unique style of playing. In her music, she blends jazz, bluegrass, rock, blues as well as other styles of music.
Read more about Alison Brown: Early Life, Harvard University and Northern Lights, Union Station and Other Collaborations, Compass Records, Grammy Awards, Alison Brown and Quartet Today, Discography
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