Allison Au (pronounced “ow”) is a JUNO award-winning saxophonist and composer based in Toronto. She has released four albums: “The Sky Was Pale Blue, then Grey” (2013), “Forest Grove” (2016), “Wander Wonder” (2019) and most recently, “Migrations” (2023). Allison has toured extensively in Canada and the US. Winner of the 2017 Montreal Jazz Festival TD Grand Prix de Jazz, the 2017 Halifax Jazz Festival Sting Ray Rising Star Award, and a 2017 Finalist for Toronto Arts Foundation Emerging Jazz Artist Award, Allison was also featured in SFJAZZ’s 2018 list of "10 Rising Instrumentalists You Should Know.” www.allisonau.com