Andy Milne (born January 30, 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 Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Hamilton has a 2021 Canadian census, population of 569,353 (2021), and its Census Metropolitan Area, census metropolitan area, which encompasses ...

, and raised in Kincardine and

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. One of ten siblings, he studied music at

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, where he was a student of

Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. As a virtuoso who is considered to be one of the greatest Jazz piano, jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordin ...

. In 1990 Milne graduated and received a grant from the

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to study at the Banff Centre for the Fine Arts. He met saxophonist

Steve Coleman Steve Coleman (born September 20, 1956) is an American saxophonist, composer, bandleader and music theorist. In 2014, he was named a MacArthur Fellow. Early life Steve Coleman was born and grew up in South Side, Chicago. He started playing ...

and later joined Coleman's band, Five Elements. In 1998, Milne formed the band Cosmic Dapp Theory. He has toured and recorded with

Ravi Coltrane Ravi Coltrane (born August 6, 1965) is an American jazz saxophonist. Co-owner of the record label RKM Music, he has produced music for pianist Luis Perdomo, guitarist David Gilmore, and trumpeter Ralph Alessi. Biography Ravi Coltrane is t ...

Grégoire Maret Grégoire Maret (born May 13, 1975) is a jazz harmonica player. Background Maret studied at Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, then The New School in New York City. On March 13, 2012 Maret released his first album as a leader. He has worked wi ...

Sean Rickman Sean Rickman is an American musician from Washington, D.C. He has worked with Shawn Lane, Garaj Mahal, Dapp Theory, Steve Coleman, Maxwell, Meshell Ndegeocello, Blacksheep, Phil Upchurch, David Fiucynski and Screaming Headless Torsos, Kai Ec ...

, and

Ralph Alessi Ralph Alessi (born March 5, 1963) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and ECM recording artist. Alessi is known as a virtuosic performer whose critically-acclaimed projects include his Baida Quartet, with Jason Moran, Drew Gress, and Nas ...

. His 2018 album ''The Seasons of Being'' won the Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year – Group at the

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Awards and honors

* Voted Rising Star Keyboardist, ''

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'' magazine, 2004 * New Works Commission grant and French-America Jazz Exchange grant,

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, 2006

Discography

With

* ''Look'' (Between the Lines, 2006) * ''Cognitive Dissonance'' (

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, 2010) * ''Wiry Strong'' (

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, 2011) * ''Imaginary Friends'' (

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, 2019) With

Bruce Cockburn Bruce Douglas Cockburn ( ; born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. His song styles range from folk to folk- and jazz-influenced rock to soundscapes accompanying spoken stories. His lyrics reflect interests in spirit ...

* '' You've Never Seen Everything'' (True North/ Rounder, 2003) With

* ''

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'' (

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, 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/

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, 1997) * ''Resistance Is Futile'' (Label Bleu, 2001) With

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

Carla Cook Carla Cook is an American jazz vocalist. Biography Cook was drawn to a life of music at an early age. As a student at Cass Technical High School she played string bass in the school orchestra, studied piano and voice on weekends, and sang ...

* ''It's All About Love'' ( Maxjazz, 1999) With Ranee Lee * ''Jazz on Broadway'' ( Justin Time, 1992) With

Hugh Marsh Hugh Marsh (born June 5, 1955) is a violinist from Toronto, known for his electric violin sound. Marsh was nominated for a 2007 Juno Award in the best contemporary jazz album category. Early days Marsh was born in Montreal, Quebec and brought ...

* ''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 Carlos Ward (born May 1, 1940, in Ancón, Panama) is a funk and jazz alto saxophonist and flautist. He is best known as a member of the Funk and disco band BT Express as well as a jazz sideman. Biography Ward was raised in Panama City, and at a ...

* ''Set for 2 Dons – Vol. 1'' (Peull, 1999) With Jeremy Warren * '' I Can Do All Things''

References

External links

Official Website

Official site of Andy Milne's band Dapp Theory
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