Jane Miller

With roots in both the folk and jazz music world, in 1983 Jane Miller began concentrating on jazz. In addition to her guitar skills, Miller has developed into a composer of some note. Her song writing activity began at the age of seven when she started penning songs using a ukulele. After convincing her parents that she was big enough to hold a guitar, she switched to that instrument at 11. Following studies at Berkelee College of Music, Miller took to the folk circuit in 1976. But by 1983, she was feeling a need to expand her musical base and horizons by doing some serious composing. She put together her own group to serve as an outlet for her work, as well as her arrangements of classic standards. Miller has three albums to her credit, each released by her Pink Bubble Records label: Postcards in 1993, Secret Pockets in 1999, and The Other Room in 2000. Each of her releases feature her compositions; however, there are smatterings of Miller interpretations of classic standards. While working mainly as a jazz musician, Miller has not abandoned the folk scene completely. She appears from time to time with contemporary folk singer SONiA and has appeared on her album Me, Too. She also works within a jazz chamber music setting with saxophonist Cercie Miller and bassist David Clark. Other performers Miller has shared the stage with are Emily Remler (who was also her teacher), vocalist Jim Porcella, and sax player Billy Novick. Miller continues to perform at festivals and key venues on the East Coast either as a soloist or in a trio setting, often with bass player Bob Simonelli and Don Kirby on drums. The recipient of the Arts Lottery Grant awarded by the Massachusetts Arts Lottery, Miller continues her steady march to the top of the list of outstanding jazz guitarist both as a performer and composer. Miller is well on her way to becoming a member of the upper echelon of jazz guitarists in her own right, as well as filling a void created by the untimely demise of the gifted Emily Remler ~ Dave Nathan, Rovi