All The Parts Fit Together Like Clockwork On Allison Miller's 'Glitter Wolf'
Allison Miller's band, the sextet Boom Tic Boom, keep good time — and appear to have a good time — on their new album. "You can hear how much her crew enjoy playing this music," critic Kevin Whitehead says.
“Allison Miller’s big beat drumming is as close to rock as to jazz, adding to the hybrid mix. Jazz musicians have always been mad mixers. Duke Ellington mashed up the blues, an old hymn and the Chopin funeral march in 1927. Boom Tic Boom’s instrumentation is close to some of the first jazz bands, with cornet, clarinet and violin in the front line.
The soloists are all in fine fettle on Allison Miller’s Glitter Wolf. You can hear how much her crew enjoy playing this music—everyone’s having a lark. That kind of positive vibe can rub off on listeners too.”
