Allison Miller

Drummer, Composer

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Who is Allison Miller?

Allison Miller is a New York City-based drummer, singer, and composer.

Miller has performed with songwriting vocalists Ani DiFranco, Natalie Merchant, and Erin McKeown, and toured with avant-garde saxophonist Marty Ehrlich and organist Doctor Lonnie Smith. She has been touring with Brandi Carlile for the past two years.

She currently has a band called "emma" with fellow musician Erin McKeown. Miller also showcases her piano trio compositions with her band, TILT, and continues to perform songs from her debut release 5am Stroll. The album was features Boom Tic Boom, whose members include Ray Drummond on bass, Steve Wilson on alto saxophone and alto flute, Virginia Mayhew on tenor saxophone, and Bruce Barth on piano.

Allison Miller is also a collaborative member of Agrazing Maze, composed of Ingrid Jensen, Enrique Haneine, Carlo DeRosa and Miller on drums. Their album, At the End of the Day, was released on Foxhaven Records in November 2005 and was voted a "Top 10 Jazz Record of 2005" in All About Jazz NY.

Miller began playing the drums at age 10, and quickly began studying with a top teacher in the Washington D.C. area, Walter Salb. In 1991, she was featured in Downbeat magazine's "Up and Coming" spotlight. She soon began playing in clubs in Washington D.C. and eventually received a Bachelor of Music Performance degree at West Virginia University. After graduating summa cum laude in 1996, she moved to New York City to begin her career as a freelance drummer and continue her studies with Michael Carvin.

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  • Miller, Allison
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  • West Virginia University

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on July 23, 2013

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