website associated_acts years_active label article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin name occupation
-lsb- http://www.alisonbrown.net/ www.alisonbrown.net -rsb- alison david grisman , stuart duncan , sam bush , northern krauss lights , union station , béla fleck , 1978 -- present vanguard records , compass records alison brown
 non_vocal_instrumentalist 7 august 1962 banjo banjo bluegrass , americana , jazz alison-brown-fls . jpg hartford , connecticut , united states alison brown songwriter , musician , record producer
alison brown

alison brown -lrb- born august 7 , 1962 -rrb- 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 .
