Andy Milne

Pianist/keyboardist Andy Milne is among the most talented music artists to emerge from the M-Base Collective. Along with his music group Cosmic Dapp Theory, Milne mixes extremely advanced jazz sensibilities with streetwise funk and a considerable dose of cultural and religious commentary. His ambitious, high-energy music strives to attain well beyond the original jazz viewers. A indigenous of Canada, Milne researched music at York College or university and later on the Banff Center for Great Arts, where he fulfilled and impressed alto saxophonist and M-Base originator Steve Coleman. In 1992 he became a member of Coleman’s group, Five Components, and continued to be until 1997, focusing on many of Coleman’s various other projects on the way, ultimately showing up on ten of his albums. In the meantime, Milne started his very own career being a head. He released The “E” Is certainly Silent on cassette in 1995 and begun to tour along with his very own group. His debut Compact disc, Forward to REUNITE, made an appearance in 1997. In 1998 he shaped his current group, Cosmic Dapp Theory, which released MODERN of Aquarius per year down the road Milne’s very own Controlology label. The Compact disc garnered widespread important acclaim and guaranteed the group a two-night stand on the 2000 Montreal Jazz Festival. Furthermore to his use Cosmic Dapp Theory, Milne grips sideman responsibilities with artists such as for example Ravi Coltrane, Carla Make, and Carlos Ward. He also shows extensively and acts as his very own manager.