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Allison Miller and Friends

By Russell Perry | Jazz at 100
July 27, 2021
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For over a decade, drummer Allison Miller has led and been the principal composer for the band Boom Tic Boom. The group was launched in 2010 as a quartet with Jenny Scheinman on violin, Myra Melford on piano, and Todd Sickafoose on bass, but was augmented to a sextet more recently with the addition of virtuosic clarinetist Ben Goldberg and cornetist Kirk Knuffke. Each of these strong players has produced powerful music outside the band, making this an under-recognized supergroup. In this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!, we'll listen to several releases from Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom plus samples from Jenny Scheinman, Myra Melford and Ben Goldberg on their own projects.

Playlist

Host Intro 0:00
Allison Miller and Boom Tic Boom "CFS (Candy Flavored Sidewalks)" from Boom Tic Boom (Foxhaven Records) 4:08
Allison Miller and Boom Tic Boom "Sun Comes Up the Reservoir" from No Morphine No Lillies (Royal Potato Family) 10:33
Allison Miller and Boom Tic Boom "Slow Jam" from Otis was a Polar Bear (Royal Potato Family) 14:40
Host speaks 19:58
Jenny Scheinman Quartet "A Ride with Polly Jean" from Mischief & Mayhem (Self-Produced) 24:06
Myra Melford's Snowy Egret "Motion Stop Frame" from The Other Side Of Air (Firehouse 12) 30:21
Ben Goldberg Trio "A Rhythmia" from Good Day For Cloud Fishing (Good Day For Cloud Fishing) 37:11
Ben Goldberg Quintet "xcpf" from Unfold Ordinary Mind (BAG Productions) 39:47
Host speaks 45:32
Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom "The Rise" from Glitter Wolf (Royal Potato Family) 47:45
Host Outro 55:34

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