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SAN DIEGO — Grammy Award-winner Alison Browns status as the worlds most unlikely banjo star is as undeniable as her command of the steel-stringed instrument long synonymous with her name.

The Grammy Award-winning La Jolla High School alum will perform June 22 at UC San Diego's downtown Park & Market. She is featured in the new film documentary, 'Recordially Yours: Lou Curtiss,' which premieres June 23 at Digital Gym

Alison Brown found her life's work early when she started playing banjo as a pre-teen growing up in southern California. But it took some time and real life experience - a Harvard degree, an MBA and a couple of years in banking - before she finally gave herself permission to chase a music career. She toured with Alison Krauss in her early days and then formed her own bands, earning her rep as an innovative, jazz-oriented virtuoso player. She's released about a dozen albums of her own c...

Today (5.5), Alison Brown, Banjo Hall of Fame member and one of the world’s foremost banjo players, releases her new album, On Banjo (Compass Records).