Andy Milne

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Andy Milne

Andy Milne (* 29. January 1967 in Hamilton ( Ontario )) is a Canadian pianist and keyboardist of modern jazz .

Live and act

Milne had been taking piano lessons since he was seven. From 1986 to 1990 he studied with Oscar Peterson , Pat LaBarbera and Don Thompson at York University , then at the Banff Center for Fine Arts with Steve Coleman . He played in his teachers' bands in Toronto and Montreal before moving to New York City in 1991 . There he worked with Steve Coleman, Cassandra Wilson , Greg Osby , Robin Eubanks , Ravi Coltrane and other musicians of the M-Base circle, but also with Geri Allen , Joe Lovano , Archie Shepp , Roy Hargrove and David Murray . He also performed with his own groups and released his debut album in 1995; In 1998 he founded the band "Dapp Theory". In 2001/02 he accompanied the singer Carla Cook on her international tour.

Milne teaches at the Stanford Jazz Workshop , but also at other American universities.

Prizes and awards

In the critical and reader polls of "Jazz Report" Milne was voted "Keyboarder of the Year 2000". He was featured as a rising star in the Down Beat poll in 2004 . He is also recognized as a composer and has received working grants and commissions from Chamber Music America .

Discographic notes

  • The 'E' Is Silent (1995)
  • Forward to Get Back (1997)
  • Dapp Theory: New Age of Aquarius (Contrology Records, 1999)
  • Dapp Theory: Y'All Just Don't Know ( Concord Records , 2003)
  • Where is Pannonica? (SongLines, 2009) with Benoît Delbecq

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personal data
SURNAME Milne, Andy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Milne, Edward Andrew Ahmad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian jazz pianist
DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamilton (Ontario)