The Big in China band with special guests Andy Aledort (gtr) and Mark Alexander (keys) perform the Allman Brothers Band's "Blue Sky" at book release party for bandleader Alan Paul's best-selling One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band, 

Aledort is a world-renowned guitar instructor who has played with Dickey Betts and Great Southern since 2005. He has also performed with the Band of Gypsys. Gov't Mule, the Allman Brothers Band, Double Trouble, Joe Satriani, Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter and and many others. 

Alexander toured with Joe Cocker for years and has also been a band member for Meatloaf, Little Steven (founding member of the Disciples of Soul), the Rascals and many others. 

The Big In China Band w. Andy Aledort - BLUE SKY

The Big in China band with special guests Andy Aledort (gtr) and Mark Alexander (keys) perform John Prine's "Great Rain" at book release party for bandleader Alan Paul's best-selling One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band,

Aledort is a world-renowned guitar instructor who has played with Dickey Betts and Great Southern since 2005. He has also performed with the Band of Gypsys. Gov't Mule, the Allman Brothers Band, Double Trouble, Joe Satriani, Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter and and many others.

Alexander toured with Joe Cocker for years and has also been a band member for Meatloaf, Little Steven (founding member of the Disciples of Soul), the Rascals and many others.

The Big In China Band. Great Rain

The Big in China band perform BB King's "The Thrill Is Gone" with saxophonist Ron Holloway at the Ardmore Music Hall, Ardmore PA. March, 2015. 

Holloway has toured with Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, the Allman Brothers band, Gov't Mule, the Dave Matthews Band and many others. 

Big in China w. Ron Holloway - Thrill Is Gone

The Big in China band perform Little Milton's "That's What Love Will Make You Do" with saxophonist Ron Holloway at the Ardmore Music Hall, Ardmore PA. March, 2015. 

Holloway has toured with Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, the Allman Brothers band, Gov't Mule, the Dave Matthews Band and many others. 

Big in China w. Ron Holloway - That's What Love Will Make You Do

Special guest Andy Aledort (Dickey Betts' Great Southern) joins Alan Paul's Big in China band for a rip through "Whipping Post." This is based on the Gregg Allman solo version.

Suzy Que's BBQ, W. Orange, NJ, 12-6-14

"Whipping Post" Big in China with Andy Aledort

Original song "Got Love if You Want It" withAndy Aledort and the Groove Kings, feat. MIke DeMeo on keys and bg vox. Big in China book release party. 


"Got Love If You Want It" - original

The American classic "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"

Will the Circle Be Unbroken w. Andy Aledort

Beijing's premier blues and jam band play Bob Dylan's "Meet Me in the Morning." The JZ club, Hangzhou, China. November, 2008.

Featuring: Alan Paul, Woodie Wu, Dave Loevinger, Lu Wei, Zhang Yong.


Meet Me in the Morning live at the JZ Club, Hangzhou China

"Beijing Blues" - Title track of debut album of Woodie Alan, featuring singer/guitarist Alan Paul, lap steel player Woodie Wu, drummer Lu Wei of Voice of China, bassist Zhang Yong and saxpohonist Dave Loevinger 

Beijing Blues Studio Version

Sugaree

Big in China is fronted by Alan Paul, author of the best selling One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band and includes Dave Gomberg, Rick Wagner and Jonathan Kampner, a trio of hard-gigging professionals, who have played with the likes of the dB’s, the Silos and NYC blues master Little Buster.

Frequent guest stars include world-renowned guitar journalist and educator Andy Aledort of Dickey Betts' Great Southern and longtime Joe Cocker keyboardist Mark Alexander.

THE STORY: Alan Paul, a longtime writer for Guitar World magazine, met Chinese lap steel wizard Woodie Wu and formed the band Woodie Alan in Beijing in 2007. Just over a year later they were named the Best Band in Beijing, were touring throughout China and recording their debut CD, Beijing Blues,which has earned praise from ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, the Allman Brothers’ Warren Haynes and other musical luminaries, including Joe Bonamassa and blues harp master Charlie Musselwhite.

Alan wrote about his adventures with Woodie Alan in the book Big in China, which is now being turned into a major motion picture produced and directed by Ivan Reitman. Back in America, Alan began performing regularly with stellar musicians like Andy Aledort of Dickey Betts’ Great Southern, Mark Karan of Ratdog and the Dead, and Ross James and the Terrapin Crossroads band. He formed a new band – Big in China - after returning to the USA.

Regularly joined by special guests like Aledort, saxophonist Ron Holloway (Allman Brothers, Dave Matthews, Dizzy Gillespie) and keyboardist Mark Alexander (Joe Cocker, the Rascals, Little Steven), Big in China performs a wide repertoire of originals, classic rock and blues songs by the likes of the Allman Brothers Band, the Grateful Dead, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Freddie King, Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan. We perform much of the music which the Woodie Alan performed to great acclaim throughout China, and are also constantly updating our catalogue.

We play throughout the New Jersey and the New York metro area and are available for club dates and private parties.  With proper notice, we can arrange special guests, including members of the Dickey Betts, Joe Cocker and Gregg Allman bands.

Alan Paul & Big in China