Andy Milne

Andy Milne (born 1969) is a Canadian jazz pianist, who records and performs both as a solo artist and as the leader of the ensemble Dapp Theory. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and raised in Kincardine and Toronto. One of ten siblings, he studied music at York University, where he was a student of Oscar Peterson.

For the Scottish footballer, see Andrew Milne.
Andy Milne
Background information
Born1969
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsPiano
LabelsContrology, Songlines, ObliqSound, Whirlwind
Associated actsFive Elements, Dapp Theory, M-Base Collective
Websitewww.andymilne.com

In 1990 Milne graduated and received a grant from the Canada Council to study at the Banff Centre for the Fine Arts. He met saxophonist Steve Coleman and later joined Coleman's band, Five Elements. In 1998, Milne formed the band Cosmic Dapp Theory.[1]

He has toured and recorded with Ravi Coltrane, Grégoire Maret, Sean Rickman, and Ralph Alessi.[2]

His 2018 album The Seasons of Being won the Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year – Group at the Juno Awards of 2019.[3]

Awards and honors
  • Voted Rising Star Keyboardist, Down Beat magazine, 2004
  • New Works Commission grant and French-America Jazz Exchange grant, Chamber Music America, 2006

Discography
Year Album Artist Label
1997Forward to Get BackAndy Milned'Note
1999New Age of AquariusAndy Milne's Cosmic Dapp TheoryContrology
2003Y'All Just Don't KnowDapp TheoryConcord
2007Dreams & False AlarmsAndy MilneSongLines
2007ScenariosAndy Milne & Grégoire MaretObliqSound
2008Layers of ChanceDapp TheoryContrology/ObliqSound
2009Where Is Pannonica?Andy Milne & Benoît DelbecqSongLines
2012From the Bridge (O.S.T. for The Captains)Andy MilneContrology
2014Forward in All DirectionsDapp TheoryContrology
2018The Seasons of BeingDapp TheorySunnyside

With Ralph Alessi

  • Look (Between the Lines, 2006)
  • Cognitive Dissonance (CAM Jazz, 2010)
  • Wiry Strong (Clean Feed, 2011)
  • Imaginary Friends (ECM, 2019)

With Bruce Cockburn

With Steve Coleman

  • Drop Kick (Novus, 1992)
  • The Tao of Mad Phat (Novus, 1993)
  • A Tale of 3 Cities (Novus, 1994)
  • Curves of Life (BMG France, 1995)
  • Def Trance Beat (Modalities of Rhythm) (BMG France, 1995)
  • Myths, Modes and Means (BMG France, 1995)
  • The Way of the Cipher (BMG France, 1995)
  • The Sign and the Seal (BMG France, 1996)
  • Genesis / The Opening of the Way (BMG France/RCA Victor, 1997)
  • Resistance Is Futile (Label Bleu, 2001)

With Ravi Coltrane

  • From the Round Box (BMG France, 2000)
  • Mad 6 (Eighty-Eight's/Columbia, 2002)

With Carla Cook

  • It's All About Love (Maxjazz, 1999)

With Ranee Lee

With Hugh Marsh

  • Hugmars (Cool Papa, 2007)

With M-Base Collective

  • Anatomy of a Groove (DIW, 1992)

With Diederik Rijpstra

  • The Living City (TryTone, 2013)

With Carlos Ward

  • Set for 2 Dons – Vol. 1 (Peull, 1999)

With Jeremy Warren

References
  1. Adler, David R. "Andy Milne | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. "Gregoire Maret & Andy Milne, Bio". Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  3. "Junos 2019: the complete list of winners". CBC Music, March 16, 2019.


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