John Miller is currently available for performances in the following configurations:
SOLO
John Miller is available for concert and club
performances and tours, as well as restaurant work, private parties
and weddings. For his concert work, John can perform Country Blues,
Jazz and Brazilian Standards and original compositions, either
concentrating on one stylistic area or mixing them freely. For
weddings, restaurants, and private parties, John has a huge repertoire
of instrumental versions of Jazz Standards and original compositions,
as well as a large selection of Christmas music, sacred and secular,
for the holiday season.
Ginny Snowe & John Miller
Vocalist Ginny Snowe and
John's special focus is on Brazilian songs, which Ginny sings lovingly
in Portugese, and Jazz Standards. The duo's Brazilian repertoire
ranges far afield from the Jobim songbook, with a host of songs from
different regions and with different grooves from such luminaries as
Monica Salmasso, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Chico Buarque.
Ginny's recent addition of the melodica brings a refreshing
instrumental color to the duo's sound. Ginny and John are available
for concert and club work, as well as restaurants and private parties.
Ruthie Dornfeld & John Miller
Violinist Ruthie
Dornfeld joins John in an instrumental duo that specializes in the
finest of cafe music from around the world. Venezuelan waltzes and
merengues, Brazilian choros, French musette waltzes, Finnish polskas
and schottishes, as well as a generous helping of Ruthie and John's
original compositions, are likely to be heard at the duo's
performances. The duo is available for concert and club work, and
excel at restaurants and private parties.
John Reischman & John Miller
Mandolinist John
Reischman and John Miller combine in an instrumental duo that
specializes in Latin Jazz, with forays into boppish original numbers
and Celtic-influenced originals, all played with gorgeous tone and
intense listening. The duo has performed internationally, in England,
Japan, and Canada, as well as the United States. They are available
for concert, club and festival performances and tours. Their two CDs
have received international acclaim.
John Reischman and John Miller's debut CD, The Singing Moon (Corvus Records CR004)
offers a beautiful musical journey, from Reischman's Choro For
Shadow, through Jacob do Bandolim's Noites Carioca, and Miller's
haunting title cut to it's soulful conclusion, Damien Miley.
The Singing Moon is an increasingly rare instance of melody holding
its own with harmony and rhythm.
-Scott Nygaard
John Reischman and John Miller's The Bumpy Road (Corvus Records CR009) continues in the vein established by The Singing Moon, with hits like Kenny's Gone, Danza, The Three Lions and Snake Eyes, but with some notable differences. John Miller steps forward more often into a soloing role, and singer Cora Lee Tonack joins the duo for the eerie The Path Downhill. John Reischman expresses himself with the sumptuous tone and grace we've come to expect from his playing.
Johnson, Miller & Dermody
Mandolinist and dobroist
Orville Johnson and harmonica player Grant Dermody join John Miller in
this Country Blues trio, with the members passing around the lead
vocals. The group plays the music its own way, rather than trying to
recreate performances of the past, and all of its members are also
experienced teachers of the style. That experience plays out in the
music, too, where unself-conscious familiarity with the style and a
rock-solid ensemble sense of rhythm make the music a joy to hear. The
trio is available for concerts, club work, festivals and tours.
Freshet
This Finnish-American quartet unites violinist
Ruthie Dornfeld and John Miller with the Finnish mandolinist Petri
Hakala and the Finnish bassist and jaw harp master Tapani Varis. The
band's repertoire combines traditional and original tunes in a variety
of styles--Finnish fiddle and dance tunes, Brazilian choros and
sambas--with an exciting ensemble sound and energy. The quartet is
available for concerts and festivals, provided they pay well enough to
bring the Finns to America or the Americans to Europe!