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East Grinstead Jazz Club is delighted to welcome on Sax ALLISON NEALE
Accompanied by our House Band Adrian York – Piano, Paul Whitten – Bass Vince Dunn – Drums
American born altoist Allison Neale’s beautifully crafted lines evoke the spirit of Paul Desmond and Art Pepper with whom she has a particular affinity.
As a strong advocate of the melodic West Coast style she has performed alongside leading international artists such as Adelaide Hall and Bud Shank and more recently tenorist Scott Hamilton and New York guitarist Peter Bernstein, who features on her new CD ‘Quietly There’ along with legendary bassist Dave Green and drummer Steve Brown, released on the Ubuntu label in 2020 to critical acclaim.
She has performed in both the John Dankworth ‘Generations‘ Band’ and the ‘Back to Basie’ Orchestra and also the ‘Two of a Mind’ Project alongside multi reed man Chris Biscoe and frequently tours the UK with her current Quartet, which also features young jazz pianist Alex Bryson, bassist Jeremy Brown and drummer Matt Fishwick. She has three previous CDs to her name ‘Melody Express’ with guitarist Dave Cliff and ‘Blue Concept’ with trumpeter Gary Kavanagh , both on 33 Records, and ‘I Wished on the Moon’ on the Trio Records label, featuring Leon Greening and Milt Jackson influenced vibraphonist Nat Steele.
A beautifully fluent and inventive player on both alto sax and flute,
“ Allison Neale plays the alto saxophone with a tone so light and airy it positively melts at the edges” Dave Gelly , The Observer
“ A talent to savour” Peter Vacher Jazz UK
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