Sanders Alley Khan

Jon Sanders, Dave Alley and Dave Khan

Sanders Alley Khan draw from their vastly different backgrounds to lead the audience on a musical venture over the mist covered mountains of Kerry through the swampy delta lands of the Mississippi down to the verdant bush of Aotearoa.

The trio first met playing a show for friends in Waimauku, in 2009. Sanders and Khan had never met before the said evening but both had played shows with Alley previously. Taking a punt they astounded the gathering with a drummer friend in tow and the rest is history.

Sanders is a well known journeyman hailing originally from Kent, UK now longtime resident in Dingle, Ireland, Auckland, NZ and in transit lounges around the world. He is a highly regarded musician and composer specialising in tenor ukulele, bouzouki and guitar.

Alley has a reputation as a fine songwriter with a melodic, percussive guitar style both on standard and slide guitars. He is also an explosive percussionist and a singer whose tone invokes styles from classic Motown to contemporary genres.

Khan is a musical tour de force with one foot firmly planted in the American folk music traditions and his other foot planted elsewhere. He effortlessly leaps between mandolin, guitar, violin and banjo as well as singing up a storm. He has played with a wide variety of acts around the NZ music scene including theatrical productions, philharmonic orchestras, iconic kiwi rock bands and various duos.

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