alison_o'donnell_(musician) | genre | jazz <tsp> jazz | instrument | clarinet <tsp> jazz | derivative | funk <tsp> jazz | musicfusiongenre | afrobeat <tsp> jazz | stylisticorigin | folk_music <sep> alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney 
jazz music has its origins in folk music and alison o donnell is a jazz musician. both funk and afrobeat derive from jazz and the clarinet is a popular jazz instrument.alison o'donnell is an irish musician and solo and band singer-songwriter