Allison Au

Saxophonist/flautist Allison Au is a graduate of the Humber College Music program in Toronto. She has studied with Pat LaBarbera, Hilario Duran, John McLeod, Andy Ballantyne, Kelly Jefferson and Luis Mario Ochoa. She is the recipient of the Duke Ellington Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement and the Ron Collier Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement in Arranging. Her current work as an arranger spans many genres including jazz, Latin jazz, Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, and contemporary improvisational music. She has dealt with instrumentation formats ranging from big band ensembles, small jazz combos and string ensembles. A member of SOCAN, Allison currently lives in Toronto where she divides her time as a freelance performer and composer/arranger.