Exclusive Alison Burns Interview

1 month ago 01st Jul 12:31

It has been a remarkable journey for jazz singer Alison Burns who, not so long ago, was a fully qualified lawyer.

She funded her studies by constant gigging before realising music was her true passion and left chambers for the stage.

For her new album Alison has teamed up with Grammy award winning guitarist Martin Taylor and I caught up with her to talk about her new record and her unorthodox path into the music industry.

You are just about to release your new album, 1am, which is collaboration with Martin Taylor, what was it like working with such a legendary guitarist?

Martin Taylor is such a fabulous guitarist. Over the years we have played a number of concerts together where I have been invited by Martin to guest on stage with him. The first time I performed with him was in Nashville around 10 years ago.

You really couldn’t ask for anything better than that, so when we decided to record the album 1:AM I was really very excited about selecting songs and thinking about how we could make the recording sound.

Martin is wonderful to work with in the studio as well as at live performances. He is such a mentor and so inspiring when it comes to actually singing with him. He makes it easy to immerse yourself in the music and thankfully I have enough experience to be able to enjoy the moment as its happening.

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