Friday, April 11, 2025 at 7:00 pm
Acclaimed drummer and composer Allison Miller invites you to embark on a riveting journey through her commissioned jazz suite, Rivers In Our Veins, exploring cultural, environmental, and ecological conditions surrounding American rivers. Rivers In Our Veins is an immersive live performance that seamlessly blends original music, captivating river imagery, and the expressive artistry of contemporary and tap dance. The suite mirrors the diversity of America through folk, jazz, blues, rock, classical, and funk, as Miller leads her ensemble of longtime collaborators, including violinist Jenny Scheinman, Ben Goldberg on contra-alto and Bb clarinets, pianist Carmen Staaf, trumpeter Jason Palmer, bassist Todd Sickafoose, contemporary dancer Maleek Washington, and tap dancers Claudia Rahardjanoto and Lukey Hickey.
“Extraordinary composing, orchestrating, band-leading, and a sophisticated, engaged and playful ensemble characterize Rivers in Our Veins.”
–Downbeat
