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David Miller

Dave Miller (drums) is a freelance performer, composer and educator living in Brooklyn, NY. Originally from Grinnell, IA, Miller moved to New York in the spring of 2007 after graduating cum laude from the Jazz Studies program at William Paterson University.
While attending Willy P he worked closely with artists Kevin Norton, Bill Goodwin, Marcus McLaurine, {{m: Tyshawn Sorey = 15346}} and {{m: Mulgrew Miller = 9406}} and has since been very active on the music scene performing and recording with artists including {{John Mosca}}, {{Josh Lopes}} TELL THE AUDIENT VOID, {{Daniel Carter}}, the Demian Richardson Quartet, {{m: Tom Zlabinger = 2678}}, Chris DiMeglio, Jonas Labhart, poet Bob Holman, bluesman Sean T. Hanratty, {{m: Blaise Siwula = 16947}}, {{m: Ras Moshe = 21940}}, Daniel Johnston, {{Daniel Levin}}, Catherine Sikora and the collective known as THREE DAVES with David Moss on bass and David Schnug on reeds. Dave can be seen performing regularly at Goodbye Blue Monday and Stain Bar (both in Brooklyn), leading his trio Word Games, running his own music education business or managing at the Bowery Poetry Club. Check his myspace for contact and information on upcoming releases from Dave's new label Dried Orange Records,
The Power of the Blues: Eric Clapton & Wynton Marsalis at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Eric Clapton, Wynton Marsalis, Taj MahalRose HallNew York, NYApril 9, 2011 Let's get something out of the way here. Eric Clapton has nothing left to prove. That much is certain. The man many call god" has accomplished enough throughout his long and varied career that he is now free to pursue ...
Brad Mehldau Highway Rider Live at Carnegie Hall

Brad Mehldau / The St. Paul Chamber OrchestraCarnegie HallNew York, New YorkNovember 9, 2010Zankel Hall was rife with anticipation before pianist Brad Mehldau took the stage, along with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, to debut his recently released Highway Rider (Nonesuch, 2010) live in New York, and rightly so. Highway Rider ...
Chick Corea Trio at Highland Ballroom October 1, 2010

Chick Corea TrioHighline BallroomNew York City, USAOctober 1, 2010 Well, that was unexpected. Imagine a Chick Corea trio show where the pianist is not the centerpiece of the performance. In fact, his piano plays as much rhythm as the bass and drums. A trio of equals. Then you would have some ...
Krantz Carlock Lefebvre at Highline Ballroom NYC

Krantz Carlock LefebvreHighline BallroomNew York, NYApril 24, 2010In the music business, the term crossover artist" usually refers to an artist who crosses over genres. For example, a rap artist whose album rockets to the top of the pop charts. However, since I couldn't readily identify what the heck was going on ...
Dave Holland Quintet at Birdland, April 20, 2010

Dave Holland QuintetBirdlandNew York, NYApril 20, 2010The Dave Holland Quintet (DHQ) is one of those rarest of things in jazz--a working group. These days, due to a number of factors (cough$$cough), jazz musicians are spread very thin in terms of the number of projects they participate in. They jump fluidly from ...
Habib Koité at the Highline Ballroom
Habiba Koité & BamadaHighline BallroomNew York, New YorkMarch 16, 2010Many shows at the Highline Ballroom are general admission, but the venue will change things up for certain shows by putting in tables and turning the hall into a large jazz club. They probably made the wrong decision by bringing out the ...
Africa Rising: Angelique Kidjo at Town Hall NYC

Angelique KidjoTown HallNew York, New YorkMarch 26, 2010Angelique Kidjo's album Oyo (Razor & Tie, 2010) includes guest vocal appearances from the likes of John Legend and Dianne Reeves. At Town Hall, without the services of Legend or Reeves, Kidjo sung the entirety of Curtis Mayfield's Move On Up" and Aretha Franklin's ...
Iridium Double Bill: E.J. Strickland and Kendrick Scott

E.J. Strickland Quintet & Kendrick Scott OracleThe IridiumNew York, New YorkMarch 3, 2010 This article will not be about the music. The music was great, as is to be expected from the two bands on the bill at the Iridium on this night. Group 1: E.J. Strickland (leader), Marcus Strickland, Tim ...
North Mississippi Allstars at Highline Ballroom

North Mississippi AllstarsHighline BallroomNew York, NYFebruary 26, 2010As expected, in the best way possible. When my friend (a North Mississippi Allstars virgin) asked what we were in for as the Allstars took the Highline Ballroom stage on a snowy Friday evening in New York, I told her some specifics: drummer Cody ...