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,
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
How are you? I just wanted to thank you again for making the connection between me and David Moore. He said he might play at this year’s NYC Musical Saw Festival which is scheduled for July 18, 2009, 2pm. Yay!
Hey Alizon ... you are too cool !!! haha ... so here's some flowers just for you! I hope you have the best new year of your life ... and i will be so happy to see and hear you whenever you do make it.
soooo much fun seeing you and Steve together! you have a passion and talent i've rarely heard and seen!... it's wonderful! and i must say, pretty good taste in friends too!:)
I LOVE THIS PICTURE OF YOU!!!! also had you on my mind...miss you! must come hear you again soon!!!! also, copied your blinz and berry recipe! addicted now! to both your music and your company! love, gin
Come down to our jam sometime. We get musicians up quick. We don't do the typical 45 minute opening set. Maybe we'll play 3 songs and get people jamming right away ...
It's every Sunday from noon to 3 or 3:30 pm at the old House of blues.
Tommy Doyle’s 96 Winthrop St Harvard square Cambridge, Ma, 02138 1-617-864-0655 http://www. myspace. com/tommydoyles Have a great day my friend!
