Like James Taylors voice or B.B. Kings guitar, Alison Browns banjo is an instrument possessed of a unique sonic signature and an inescapable beauty.an artist who never ceases to delight. Billboard MagazineBanjo 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, [shes] opening up whole new vistas for an instrument once solely associated with pickin n grinnin. USA TodayAlison Brown left a career in investment banking for a life as a banjo musician. Anyone who thinks this was a foolish move hasnt heard her play. The New YorkerOn 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 OBrien, Jason Mraz, Della Mae, and more, Safe, Sensible and Sane emerges as a captivating new turn in the evolution of banjo music.