| Andy Milne | |
| Birth Date: | January 30, 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Instrument: | Piano |
| Label: | Contrology, Songlines, ObliqSound, Whirlwind |
| Associated Acts: | Five Elements, Dapp Theory, M-Base Collective |
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, and raised in Kincardine and Toronto. One of ten siblings, he studied music at York University, where he was a student of Oscar Peterson.
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]
| Year | Album | Artist | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Forward to Get Back | Andy Milne | d'Note | |
| 1999 | New Age of Aquarius | Andy Milne's Cosmic Dapp Theory | Contrology | |
| 2003 | Y'All Just Don't Know | Dapp Theory | Concord | |
| 2007 | Dreams & False Alarms | Andy Milne | SongLines | |
| 2007 | Scenarios | ObliqSound | ||
| 2008 | Layers of Chance | Dapp Theory | Contrology/ObliqSound | |
| 2009 | Where Is Pannonica? | SongLines | ||
| 2012 | From the Bridge (O.S.T. for The Captains) | Andy Milne | Contrology | |
| 2014 | Forward in All Directions | Dapp Theory | Contrology | |
| 2018 | The Seasons of Being | Dapp Theory | Sunnyside |
With Ralph Alessi
With Bruce Cockburn
With Steve Coleman
With Ravi Coltrane
With Carla Cook
With Ranee Lee
With Hugh Marsh
With M-Base Collective
With Diederik Rijpstra
With Carlos Ward
With Jeremy Warren