Blanchard received both his Bachelor Of The Arts in Jazz Studies as well as his Masters Of Music in Jazz from Florida State University, under the tutelage of Scotty Barnhart, Leon Anderson, Rodney Jordan among others. 

Blanchard was selected as a member of the 2018 Jazz Aspen Snowmass Big Band Academy under the artistic direction of Christian McBride. The following summer he was awarded a full fellowship to study with Rufus Reid, Billy Childs and Steve Wilson as a part of the renowned Jazz Program at the Ravinia Steans Music Institute.

In his junior year of Undergrad, Blanchard began working as a project manager at Outside In Music, a prolific indie jazz record label, based out of New York City. Upon his graduation, Alan was quickly promoted to Director of Operations and began overseeing the production and marketing of over 20 albums a year. During his tenure, Blanchard helped to guide the marketing campaign for GRAMMY® Award winning album How Love Begins by Nicole Zuraitis. 

Shortly after moving to Nashville in 2021, Alan began working with close mentor and industry veteran Heather Bohn at Heather Bohn Public Relations & Management (HBPR & Mgt).  Blanchard serves as the day to day manager for artists including Mishka (Five-time Billboard Reggae Album Chart Topper) and Jonathan Tyler (AAA / Rock Radio regular).  In 2021, Alan also began building his own management roster by signing acclaimed jazz pianist Isaiah J. Thompson and GRAMMY® Award-winning saxophonist and educator Roxy Coss. In 2023, Alan continued to grow his roster, signing vocalist Lauren Henderson (TIDAL Artist to Watch 2024). In 2024, he stepped away from Outside in Music to focus on management and signed three time GRAMMY® Nominated alto-saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin.

From a young age, giving back through education had always been of huge importance for Alan; “Jazz has always had a strong sense of mentorship and I’ve been fortunate for those that have taken the time to help me and encourage me. Whether it was musicians after gigs or veterans of the music industry, these mentors have always had a huge impact on my life and taken the time to share their experiences. Keeping on with that spirit, I aim to do the same for the next generation.”  In 2019, along with colleague Nick Finzer, Alan presented Create, Connect, Repeat: Taking Advantage of the Modern Music Marketplace as a Jazz Artist at the College of Music Society’s GenNext at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Conference in Anaheim, California. Over the next few years Alan would continue guest lecturing at universities including University of New Orleans, Long Island University of Brooklyn, Southeastern University, Florida Gulf Coast University, and more.

Alan is an artist for XO Brass and plays an XO 1602 Trumpet.