Jazz Articles about Phil Miller

Phil Miller - In Cahoots: Conspiracy Theories

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 15, 2007

Il chitarrista Phil Miller con il suo gruppo In Cahoots è l'unico musicista della cosiddetta scuola di Canterbury ad aver mantenuto una certa regolarità nella sua produzione (sia pure con una visibilità non sempre ottimale), finendo per rappresentare con la sua continuità l'ideale incarnazione di tutto quel filone musicale che lo ha visto tra i protagonisti fin dall'inizio, e nonostante la chitarra non sia mai stata uno degli strumenti principali del genere. L'avventura musicale con il suo gruppo In Cahoots ...

Phil Miller - In Cahoots: Conspiracy Theories

by Glenn Astarita
June 24, 2007

Eminent British Canterbury progressive-rock guitarist Phil Miller always plays the right notes. He doesn't dazzle you with supersonic and heavily distorted riffs. On the contrary Miller sports a markedly distinctive style amidst his all-encompassing jazz, rock and jazz-rock vernaculars. Revered for his participation in seminal prog bands such as National Health, Matching Mole and other projects too numerous to cite here, Miller is a consummate director of musical affairs. His discriminating integrations of whimsical, Canterbury rock era-like thematic forays bestow ...

Matching Mole: On The Radio (A BBC Recording)

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 15, 2007

Le gemme nascoste negli archivi della BBC continuano a stupirci. E in questo caso sono davvero gemme di primissima qualità. I Matching Mole guidati da Robert Wyatt dimostrano di essere in gran spolvero in questi concerti radiofonici registrati fra metà gennaio e fine luglio del 1972 per quattro sedute coordinate principalmente dal mitico dj inglese John Peel. La formazione alterna il quartetto - con Robert Wyatt alla voce e alla batteria, Dave McRae al piano elettrico Fender Rhodes, Phil Miller ...

Phil Miller/In Cahoots: All That

by AAJ Staff
October 5, 2003

The group known as In Cahoots, originally formed as a quartet in 1982, is aging with style. Since then it has recorded eight records, retained two players (guitarist Phil Miller and saxophonist Elton Dean), and expanded to a sextet. For those in the know, In Cahoots apparently represents the vanguard of the so-called Canterbury School of fusion, though I must confess total ignorance in this regard.

Miller plays ringleader, committing five of the seven compositions and often taking ...

Phil Miller and In Cahoots: Out of the Blue

by Anthony Shaw
May 1, 2001

The latest of the long line of discs from English guitarist Phil Miller features the same musicians with whom he has now been in cahoots for over 10 years: Elton Dean on saxophones, Pete Lemer keyboards, Jim Dvorak trumpet, Pip Pyle on drums, Fred 'Thelonius/Sonny' Baker bass, and guesting on 2 tracks Doug Boyle on guitar. This time, 4 years after the release of Parallel also on Crescent Discs, they appear under both his name and In Cahoots performing a ...