Alison Brown

Progressive banjoist Alison Brown is a virtuosic instrumentalist, accomplished bandleader, and composer. Her wholly individual style relies as much on jazz, blues, and global traditions as bluegrass and country music. After three years with Allison Krauss & Union Station, she released the Grammy-nominated solo album Simple Pleasures in 1990, the first of four acclaimed studio efforts on Vanguard -- others included Twilight Motel (1992) and Quartet (1996). She co-founded Compass with producer/husband Garry West for 1998's Out of the Blue and continues to run it in the 21st cent...