His original music draws from a diverse and rich palette of influences including Classical, Jazz, Latin, Ambient, acoustic and electronic genres.

 Alan was born in Japan and grew up in San Diego. He has performed and worked in the New York area for 25 years.  Artists that he’s has performed with include Charles McPherson,  Lou Donaldson, Shunzo Ohno, Bernie Williams, James Cammack, Kim Plainfield, Joel Rosenblatt, Buddy Williams, Lou Volpe, Marshal McDonald, Richie Cannata, Peter Sprague, Brandon Fields, David Borgo, Thierry Arpino, Bele Beledo, Bill Crow, Michael Vinas, Kenwood Dennard, Emedin Rivera, , Victor Wooten, Gil Parris, Ruben Rodriguez, Mario Rodriguez, Jimmy Sturr and Chris Caffery and others.