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Allison Miller: Boom Tic Boom
by AAJ Italy Staff
Nel jazz, le presenze femminili non sono molto numerose. Ancora più raro, trovarle sedute dietro piatti e tamburi. Inevitabile dunque affrontare con particolare curiosità l'ascolto di questo album di Allison Miller, realizzato in trio con Todd Sickafoose e Myra Melford. La Miller vanta un curriculum di tutto rispetto, sia in ambito pop (le sue collaborazioni più ...
Allison Miller: Breaking Ground
by AAJ Italy Staff
Articolo di Franz A. Matzner Bisogna essere una persona fuori del comune per eccellere in diverse discipline artistiche, in particolar modo quando il successo ti mette sotto i riflettori e si manifesta in contesti differenti. Di certo la padronanza della tecnica è importante, ma ci vuole anche un giusto mix di capacità di adattamento, curiosità e ...
Drummer Allison Miller Interviewed at AAJ
It takes a rare individual to excel in multiple artistic genres, particularly when success unfolds in the public spotlight and presents very different contexts. Certainly technical ability is important, but it also takes a peculiar blend of flexibility, curiosity, and determination. Perhaps that is what makes drummer, composer, bandleader, and outspoken feminist Allison Miller such a ...
Allison Miller: Breaking Ground
by Franz A. Matzner
It takes a rare individual to excel in multiple artistic genres, particularly when success unfolds in the public spotlight and presents very different contexts. Certainly technical ability is important, but it also takes a peculiar blend of flexibility, curiosity, and determination. Perhaps that is what makes drummer, composer, bandleader, and outspoken feminist Allison Miller such a ...
May 2010
by AAJ Staff
Adam Lane Brooklyn LyceumBrooklyn, NY April 14, 2010While bassist Adam Lane's Full Throttle Orchestra is named to conjure up great size and bombast, at present it's a compact sextet whose sonic inventory includes passages of nuance and overall calm. With a Bay Area lineup, Lane has released No(w) Music (Cadence, ...
Daniel Kelly, Gary Peacock & Marc Copland, Allison Miller: Solo, Duo, Trio
by J Hunter
It can be argued that a quartet offers jazz listeners maximum effect with minimal personnel. It allows for two solo voices without compromising the rhythm section, and gives a composer access to a wider range of colors than could be provided by a smaller group. Then again, there are players doing much more with much less. ...
Allison Miller - Boom Tic Boom (2010)
By Pico Drumming ace Allison Miller might not be a household name, but, boy, she sure is linked to a whole host of them. The Washington, DC-born Miller has recorded and toured with Ani DeFranco, Natalie Merchant and Brandi Carlile. She's also drummed for major figures on the jazz side, too, like Dr. Lonnie Smith, Erik ...
Allison Miller: Boom Tic Boom
by Mark Corroto
Just say yes to records led by drummers. Why? Because drummers may rarely be the leaders or composers, but they're always the soul of any good recording. Where's Coltrane without Jones, or Jarrett without DeJohnette? Nowhere. That's why, when a session is commanded by a percussionist, as is Boom Tic Boom by drummer Allison Miller, there ...
Fully Altered Media Drummer Allison Miller Releases 2nd Album, Boom Tic Boom March 23rd
Drummer Allison Miller Releases Second Solo Leader CD, BOOM TIC BOOM, Performing Music Composed For and Inspired by Important Women in the Drummer/Composer's Life Release Date: March 23, 2010 Album Features: Myra Melford, Todd Sickafoose & Special Guest Jenny Scheinman “Some of my closest friends are extremely smart and powerful women," Allison Miller says. “I can't ...
Allison Miller: Boom Tic Boom
by Lyn Horton
Opening with a set of cymbal crashes amid a tight-knit kit rumble that segues into the rhythmic pulse, drummer Allison Miller begins her second album with “Cheyenne," one of four original compositions written for this group. Joining Miller in her trio are Myra Melford (piano) and Todd Sickafoose (bass). Violinist Jenny Scheinman does a sprightly guest ...
