Allison Brown Quintet · Milwaukee · Nov 11, 2026

, "rdquo" -> Like James Taylor's voice or B.B. King's guitar, Alison Brown's banjo is an instrument possessed of a unique sonic signature and an inescapable beauty....an artist who never ceases to delight." ---Billboard Magazine , "rdquo" -> Banjo music is seldom thought of as 'mellow' or, dare we say 'pretty,' but Alison Brown makes it so in the jazz-classical-pop-folk-Latin mix of the Alison Brown Quartet. As a true ground-breaker, [she's] opening up whole new vistas for an instrument once solely associated with pickin' 'n' grinnin'." ---USA Today , "rdquo" -> Alison Brown left a career in investment banking for a life as a banjo musician. Anyone who thinks this was a foolish move hasn't heard her play."--- The New Yorker On Oct 17th, GRAMMY Award-winning banjoists Steve Martin and Alison Brown announced their debut collaborative album, Safe, Sensible and Sane, via Compass Records. Featuring guest appearances from luminaries like Jackson Browne, Vince Gill, the Indigo Girls, Tim O'Brien, Jason Mraz, Della Mae, and more, Safe, Sensible and Sane emerges as a captivating new turn in the evolution of banjo music.