Jazz Articles about Dave Milligan

About Dave Milligan

Album Review

Scottish trumpeter and composer Colin Steele returns with his jazz-meets-folk ensemble for another round of boundary-spanning music where technique meets heart and soul. Steele has been a mainstay of Scotland's jazz scene for more than two decades, with recent albums exploring music outside the jazz canon. His interpretations of tunes by Scots emo pop legends The Blue Nile (Marina Records, 2025) drew wide praise, as did Joni (Marina Records, 2020), his collection from the Joni Mitchell songbook. He ...

Album Review

Tom Lyne: Well Mixed Blue

Read "Well Mixed Blue" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
June 10, 2025

Having played together since 1998, bassist Tom Lyne and pianist Dave Milligan have developed what is often described as a 'telepathic' musical connection. Whether it is truly telepathic or not, their intuitive trust and mutual understanding shine brightly throughout Lyne's album, Well Mixed Blue. The duo (along with drummer Tom Bancroft) has a long history as the Dave Milligan Trio, releasing two albums along the way. While this output might appear modest, it reflects how their exceptional talents ...

Album Review

Dave Milligan: Momento

Read "Momento" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
August 11, 2020

Momento is a piano trio album, its instrumental line-up of piano, bass and drums being common to many jazz recordings over the decades. But Dave Milligan and his compatriots--bassist Danilo Gallo and drummer U. T. Gandhi--have produced a distinctive and beautiful set of tunes which set this particular piano trio apart from its peers. The explanation is a four-letter word. Dave Milligan grew up in the Scottish Borders, the beautiful if sometimes bleak landscape that looks south towards ...