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Alizon

About Me

Keyboardist and vocalist Alizon Lissance is one of Boston's most intriguing performers. Her gutsy rock 'n blues style has delighted audiences on local, national and international stages. For years Alizon has built a reputation for making other artists sound good as one of the most in demand studio and live keyboardists in the Northeast. A Boston Music Awards winner, Alizon has worked with, among others, Lavern Baker, Mighty Sam McClain and Laurie Sargent as well as being a founding member of top New England bands Girls' Night Out and The Love Dogs.Currently Alizon can been seen performing with her band "Alizonia" and "The Love Dogs" (www.thelovedogs.com).... Alizon spends many of her offstage hours in her "day job" as a professor of harmony at the Berklee College of Music...........With her cd, "So What About You" Alizon steps into the spotlight and delivers a riveting collection of her own uniquely personal songs. This debut disc is full of the sweetness and joy of love, the fear and bitterness of loss along with tongue-in-cheek commentary on life in general. Drawing from heart of classic pop, Alizon blends the spirit of rock 'n roll with the soul of blues, jazz and country music into an eclectic yet cohesive mix.**Be sure to check out the enhanced portion of the disc.. a fully produced music video of the title track!The critics say:" Her voice is arresting - she can rock hard in front of a band, or wax smokily over her trademark piano for a blues set."- The Boston Tab"As a pianist, Lissance is known for her blues chops, inventive improvisations and unbridled passion..."-Worcester Magazine

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Member Since: 10/3/2006
Band Website: www.alizonmusic.com
Band Members: THE USUAL SUSPECTS:...Alizon Lissance - keyboards, accordion, guitar & vocals... Wendy Sobel - guitars & vocals... Greg Holt - bass & vocals... Steve Brown - drums, vocals & madness...at ONE TIME or ANOTHER:Richard "Rosy" Rosenblatt - harmonica....Steven Paul Perry - guitars & vocals...Ralph Rosen - harmonica & percussion....David Moore - musical saw..."Sax" Gordon Beadle - saxophone...Myanna - saxophone...Ed Scheer - drums, vocals & sound...Sally Sweitzer - vocals...Kathy Phipps - vocals...Andy Solberg - guitars, violin...Melinda Colaizzi - vocals...Gail Nickse - vocals...Barbara London - flute...Danny Mo - bass...Ricardo Monzon - percussion...Justin Meyer- upright bass......to be continued....
Influences: (not necessarily in any particular order...) the Beatles, Mozart, the Rolling Stones, Beethoven, the Allman Brothers, J.S. Bach, Dr. John, Bonnie Raitt, Debussy, Oscar Peterson, Satie, Miles Davis, Billy Strayhorn, Carole King, Freddy King, Walter/Wendy Carlos, Chick Corea, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Fats Domino, Bob Dylan, Bobby Blue Bland, Billie Holiday, Billy Joel, the Eagles, Eva Cassidy, the Meters, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Cliff, Johnnie Johnson, John Delafose, the Grateful Dead, Louis Jordan, Janis Joplin, Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, the Eagles, Stephane Grappelli, Robert Johnson, John Delafose, Astor Piazzolla, Astrud Gilberto, Airto, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Johnson, Aretha Frankin, Irma Franklin, Irma Thomas, Norah Jones, Nat King Cole, Led Zeppelin, the Who, James Taylor, Johnnie Taylor, Coco Taylor, Steven Tyler, Tina Turner, Irma Thomas, Tower of Power, CSNY, Neil Young, the Youngbloods, Humble Pie, Sugar Pie Desanto, Otis Spann, Steely Dan, Shirley Scott, Aaron Neville, Steppenwolf, Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Lee Michaels, Sting,
Sounds Like: you decide
Type of Label: Major

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relevant/irrelevant sleeptalk

"She had a nervous breakdown by the coffee machine... Life- it's too important; it's not important enough."
Posted by on Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:55:00 GMT

So What About You - the video

It's finally up!Enjoy the video of my cd's title track directed & produced by Dave LaRue, filmmaker extraordinaire on location in Massachusetts
Posted by on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:38:00 GMT