ALLISON MILLER New York City based drummer, composer, teacher Allison Miller engages her deep roots in improvisation as a vehicle to explore all music. On top of releasing more than a dozen albums as a leader or co-leader, shes the engine powering the highly acclaimed Blue Note supergroup Artemis.Described by critics as a Modern Jazz Icon in the Making, Miller won Downbeats 67th Annual Critics Poll for Rising Star Drummer and JazzTimess 2019 Critics Poll for Best Jazz Drummer. As a side-musician, Miller has been the rhythmic force behind such artists as Sara Bareilles, Ani DiFranco, Natalie Merchant, Brandi Carlile, Indigo Girls, Toshi Reagon, Dr...
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ALLISON MILLER New York City based drummer, composer, teacher Allison Miller engages her deep roots in improvisation as a vehicle to explore all music. On top of releasing more than a dozen albums as a leader or co-leader, shes the engine powering the highly acclaimed Blue Note supergroup Artemis.Described by critics as a Modern Jazz Icon in the Making, Miller won Downbeats 67th Annual Critics Poll for Rising Star Drummer and JazzTimess 2019 Critics Poll for Best Jazz Drummer. As a side-musician, Miller has been the rhythmic force behind such artists as Sara Bareilles, Ani DiFranco, Natalie Merchant, Brandi Carlile, Indigo Girls, Toshi Reagon, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Patricia Barber, Marty Ehrlich, Ben Allison, and Late Night with Seth Meyers.Her latest album, Rivers In Our Veins, is a 12-song cycle embracing the concept of flow and renewal, and dedicated to our nations crucial rivers, watersheds and the organizations devoted to reviving and protecting them. Commissioned by Mid Atlantic Arts Organization and Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Rivers In Our Veins is the studio manifestation of an ambitious live multimedia production with original music composed by Miller featuring a deeply telepathic cast of improvisers, as well as, tap and contemporary dancers.Boom Tic Boom, Allisons longtime band, won Jazz Journalists Associations 2019 award for Best Mid-Sized Ensemble. Her composition, Otis Was a Polar Bear, is included on NPRs list of The 200 Greatest Songs by 21st Century Women+. She is also the first recipient of the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundations Commissioning Grant. Miller, a three time Jazz Ambassador for the U.S. State Department, was Monterey Jazz Festivals 2019 Artist in Residence, alongside bassist/producer Derrick Hodge. Simultaneously her band, Boom Tic Boom, celebrated its 10th anniversary with the release of their 5th album, Glitter Wolf, which was included in many Best Jazz Of 2019 lists, including NPR, Rolling Stone and Jazz Times magazine. Allison Miller photo by Joe Berg Jazz PhotographyGEORGE COLLIGANGeorge Colligan is not only one of the great jazz pianists of his generation, but he has earned an international reputation as a multi instrumentalist (drums, trumpet, organ, keyboards), composer, accompanist, teacher, and bandleader, as well as popular blogger.Winner of the 2015 DownBeat magazine Critics Poll (Keyboard), he has had a long association with living jazz legend Jack DeJohnette; recent touring took Colligan around the U.S. with An Evening with Jack DeJohnette and Savion Glover. He has also recently toured the U.S. and Canada as a leader with his trio featuring legends Buster Williams and Lenny White. Notes on Seating: The Jack London provides two options for ticket purchasers. Reserved Seating is purchased on a table-by-table basis in the central part of the venue and is only available for select shows. Seating in the General Admission section is limited, first come first served, and may be standing room only.
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