Brandon Allen - Saxophone/Bands

Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Brandon relocated to London in 2000. Since arriving in the UK, he has worked with many varied artists and groups/ensembles as a saxophonist. Brandon is also busy as a session musician, composer and arranger for commercial music and films. His distinctive sound has been featured on film soundtracks including "Alfie"(2004) and "The Look of Love" (2013) He has performed with Eric Clapton, Paloma Faith, Kyle Eastwood, Mica Paris, Jools Holland, Neil Diamond, Gary Husband, Antonio Forcione, Stefano Di Battista, Akala, Charlie Wood, Jason Rebello, Gwylim Simcock, Omar Lyefook, Camille Bertault, Hamish Stuart, Mike Nock, Liane Caroll, Dennis Rollins, The Filthy Six, Gwyneth Herbert, Rumer, Keith Tippett, Tony Hadley, Candi Staton, US3, Carleen Anderson, James Torme, The BLOCKHEADS, Omar Kamal, Tony Christie, John Etheridge, Soweto Kinch, Noel McKoy, Guy Barker, Natalie Williams, The Laurence Cottle Big Band, Claire Martin, The BBC Big Band, Stan Tracey, Clark Tracey, Peter King, Darius Brubeck, Ronnie Cuber, Mark Nightingale, Richie Cole, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Beverley Knight and others. Various corporate work has included performances at the Shard, The Savoy, The Dorchester, The Rosewood Hotel, The Intercontinental (Hong Kong), The Mandarin Oriental, The Ritz, Grosvenor House, Boisdales (Canary Wharf and Belgravia), The Royal Theatre in Monaco, The Bahrain Grand Prix and others. He has performed for the Queen (Royal Variety Show), Camilla Parker Bowles and J K Rowling. Brandon has toured throughout Australia, The Phillipines, Japan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Mexico, Hawaii, Spain, France, Luxembourg, Scotland, Portugal, Denmark, Switzerland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovenia, Lithuania, Croatia, Austria, Norway, Greece, Belgium, Italy, Bahrain, Holland, Germany, Czech Rebublic, Israel, Lebanon, USA and the United Arab Emirates. Festival appearances: The Vittoria, Terassa and Barcelona Jazz Festivals (Spain) Copenhagen Jazz Festival (Denmark) Jazz sous les pommiers and Marciac Jazz Festivals (France) St Moritz Jazz Festival and Zermatt Unplugged (Switzerland) The Australian Cultural Convention in the Philippines "Like a Jazz Machine" in Luxembourg Manly Jazz and Perth International Jazz Festivals (Australia) Kanazawa Street Jazz Festival (Japan) Festival Internacional de Santa Lucia (Mexico) The London Jazz Festival Edinburgh and Glasgow Jazz Festivals (Scotland) Oslo Jazz Festival (Norway) Umbria Jazz Festival (Italy) Jazzinec Jazz Festival (Czech Republic)