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Allison Miller (born 1974 or 1975) is an American, New York City-based drummer, composer, and teacher.
Within two months after graduation, she moved to New York City to study with Michael Carvin and Lenny White, and began her career as a freelance drummer. She has also worked as a producer, composer, and teacher.
She has recorded six albums as a leader: ''5 AM Stroll'', ''Boom Tic Boom'', ''No Morphine-No Lilies'', ''Live at Willisau'', ''Otis Was a Polar Bear'', and ''Glitter Wolf'' as well as working as a session musician. Her work with bands has included forming the band ''Honey Ear Trio'' with Rene Hart and Erik Lawrence, ''Holler and Bam'' with Toshi Reagon, and her own band, ''Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom.''
Miller has performed with songwriting vocalists Ani DiFranco, Natalie Merchant, and
All About Jazz: Meet drummer Allison Miller
2012 Audio Interview with Allison Miller from Podcast "I'd Hit That"
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Early life
Miller is descended from a long line of musicians on the maternal side of her family. Her grandmother was a professional organist in Oklahoma, whose sister was a professional singer. Her mother is a classical pianist and choral director. Miller has a cousin who she described as "a very famous opera singer". Miller was raised in theWashington, D.C.
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area, and began playing drums at the age of 10. She attended West Virginia University
West Virginia University (WVU) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia. Its other campuses are those of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Beckley, Potomac State Coll ...
.
Career
Within two months after graduation, she moved to New York City to study with Michael Carvin and Lenny White, and began her career as a freelance drummer. She has also worked as a producer, composer, and teacher.
She has recorded six albums as a leader: ''5 AM Stroll'', ''Boom Tic Boom'', ''No Morphine-No Lilies'', ''Live at Willisau'', ''Otis Was a Polar Bear'', and ''Glitter Wolf'' as well as working as a session musician. Her work with bands has included forming the band ''Honey Ear Trio'' with Rene Hart and Erik Lawrence, ''Holler and Bam'' with Toshi Reagon, and her own band, ''Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom.''
Miller has performed with songwriting vocalists Ani DiFranco, Natalie Merchant, and Erin McKeown
Erin McKeown (pronounced ) is an American multi-instrumentalist and folk-rock singer-songwriter. McKeown's music encompasses pop, swing, rock, folk, and electronic music, as well as several other genres.
Music career
They grew up in Frederi ...
, and toured with avant-garde saxophonist Marty Ehrlich
Marty Ehrlich (born May 31, 1955) is a multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinets, flutes) and is considered one of the leading figures in avant-garde jazz.
Biography
Though born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the portion of Ehrlich's youth spent in ...
, organist Doctor Lonnie Smith and folk-rock singer Brandi Carlile.
Personal life
Miller identifies as a lesbian. In 2013, she contributed an essay to ''The Huffington Post
''HuffPost'' (formerly ''The Huffington Post'' until 2017 and sometimes abbreviated ''HuffPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and ...
'' describing her coming out process and her experiences as a female, lesbian, and feminist in the male-dominated jazz world.
Discography
* ''5am Stroll'' (Foxhaven Records) (2005) * ''At The End of The Day'', Agrazing Maze (Foxhaven Records) 2006 * ''Boom Tic Boom'' (Foxhaven Records) (2010) * ''Boom Tic Boom:'' Live at Wilisau (Foxhaven Records) (2012) * ''No Morphine No Lilies'' featuring Boom Tic Boom (The Royal Potato Family) (2013) * ''Otis Was a Polar Bear'' featuring Boom Tic Boom (The Royal Potato Family) (2016) * ''Science Fair'' with Carmen Staaf (Sunnyside Records
Sunnyside Records is an American jazz record company and label established by François Zalacain in 1982 initially to release an album by pianist Harold Danko. Albums by Kirk Lightsey and Lee Konitz soon followed beginning a sequence of release ...
) (2018)
* ''Glitter Wolf'' featuring Boom Tic Boom (The Royal Potato Family) (2019)
Other projects
* ''Steampunk Serenade'' - Honey Ear Trio (Miller, Rene Hart, Erik Lawrence) (2011) * ''Swivel'' - Honey Ear Trio (2016) * ''Lean'' - Lean (Miller, Jerome Sabbagh, Simon Jermyn) (2016) * ''Parlour Game'' - Parlour Game (Jenny Scheinman, Miller, Carmen Staaf, Tony Scherr) (Royal Potato Family, 2019) * ''ARTEMIS'' - ARTEMIS (an all-female jazz supergroup) (2020,Blue Note
In jazz and blues, a blue note is a note that—for expressive purposes—is sung or played at a slightly different pitch from standard. Typically the alteration is between a quartertone and a semitone, but this varies depending on the musical c ...
)
* ''Tues Days'' (Duet with Jane Ira Bloom) (2021)
As side musician
Miller's work as a session musician includes: * ''Betty 3'' - Betty (1999) * ''No Walls'' - Virginia Mayhew (2000) * ''Phantoms'' - Virginia Mayhew (2003) * ''At The End of The Day'' - Agrazing Maze (2005) * ''Fingerprint'' - Eric Deutsch (2007) * ''Heart and Soul Live in San Francisco'' - Kitty Margolis (2005) * ''Tiny Resistors'' - Todd Sickafoose (2008) * ''Jungle Soul'' - Dr. Lonnie Smith (2008) * ''Red Letter Year'' - Ani Difranco (2008) * ''Bear Creek'' - Brandi Carlile (2012) * ''¿Which Side Are You On?'' - Ani Difranco (2012) * ''The Stars Look Very Different Tonight'' - Ben Allison (2013) * ''Out and About'' - Will Bernard (2016) * ''Last Things Last'' - Greg Cordez (2017) * ''An Eight Out of Nine'' - SLUGish Ensemble, Steven Lugerner (2018) * ''Lioness'' - Lioness (all woman group) (2019) * ''Redshift'' – Josh Deutsch (2020) * ''Occasionally'' – Pat Donaher (2021)References
External links
* *All About Jazz: Meet drummer Allison Miller
2012 Audio Interview with Allison Miller from Podcast "I'd Hit That"
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