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Pianist/keyboardist
Andy Milne is one of the most talented musicians to emerge from the M-Base Collective. With his band Cosmic Dapp Theory,
Milne blends highly advanced jazz sensibilities with streetwise funk and a substantial dose of social and spiritual commentary. His ambitious, high-energy music strives to reach well beyond the traditional jazz audience.
A native of Canada,
Milne studied music at York University and later at the Banff Centre for Fine Arts, where he met and impressed alto saxophonist and M-Base creator
Steve Coleman. In 1992 he joined
Coleman's group,
Five Elements, and remained until 1997, working on several of
Coleman's other projects along the way, eventually appearing on ten of his albums. Meanwhile,
Milne began his own career as a leader. He released The "E" Is Silent on cassette in 1995 and began to tour with his own group. His debut CD, Forward to Get Back, appeared in 1997. In 1998 he formed his current group, Cosmic Dapp Theory, which released
New Age of Aquarius a year later on Milne's own Controlology label. The CD garnered widespread critical acclaim and secured the group a two-night stand at the 2000 Montreal Jazz Festival. In addition to his work with Cosmic Dapp Theory,
Milne handles sideman duties with artists such as
Ravi Coltrane,
Carla Cook, and
Carlos Ward. He also teaches extensively and serves as his own manager. ~ David R. Adler