ALLISON LEE

Sun, Mar 08

Allison Lee returns home and will bring her classmates and friends from The Juilliard School, along with a set of music exploring the relationship and history between Canadian and American contributions to jazz. As a Canadian citizen, it has been her goal to connect the close-knit musical communities in Canada with the friends and collaborators she has worked with in New York, in an effort to build bridges between regional communities that share a love of jazz. This is her debut show at Frankies Jazz Club, and she is excited to share her musical experiences with her friends. Allison Lee is a bassist from Vancouver, BC. She has performed at various music festivals, including the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival and MusicFest Canada. When she isn’t performing or practicing, Lee works as a marketing coordinator for Vancouver-based record label Rhea Records (co-founded by Jodi Proznick) and as a graphic designer for performing jazz artists. Lee is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Jazz Studies at the Juilliard School. with Gustavo Cruz - saxophone, Beckett Miles - drums.