Allison Au (saxophonist, flutist) is a Toronto-based saxophonist, flutist, composer and arranger.

Her work has been featured with Hilario Duran's Latin Big Band (Canada), Grammy-nominated Jazz vocalist Roberta Gambarini, Blue Note recording artist Ruben Hein (The Netherlands), The Metropole Orkest (The Netherlands), The WDR Big Band (Germany), and The Filarmonica 900 del Teatro Regio and Torino Jazz Orchestra (Italy). Allison attended the summer workshop at the School for Improvised Music (2010) in Brooklyn, NY under the direction of Ralph Alessi and the Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music (2011) under the direction of Dave Douglas. She holds a Bachelors of Music in Jazz Studies from Humber College where she studied with Pat LaBarbera, Kelly Jefferson, Andy Ballantyne, Hilario Duran, John McLeod, and Luis Mario Ochoa.

In 2011, Allison was also selected as one of eight international participants for the Metropole Orkest's Arrangers Workshop held in the Netherlands. There she had the opportunity to work with composer Vince Mendoza and The Metropole Orkest.

Allison leads The Allison Au Quartet, which maintains a steady performance schedule at Toronto’s major Jazz clubs. The group was the recipient of the TD Jazz Fellowship Scholarship in 2011 and the Alfred and Phyllis Balm Scholarship in 2012 to attend the Winter Creative Music Residency at the Banff Centre. In 2012, the ensemble released their debut recording, "The Sky Was Pale Blue, Then Grey." The album features Allison Au (alto saxophone), Todd Pentney (piano), Jon Maharaj (bass) and Fabio Ragnelli (drums).

Awards:

2013 - JUNO nomination for 'Contemporary Jazz Album' for "The Sky Was Pale Blue, Then Grey"