Dominic Miller for JazzCafé Divino - interview and music

Dominic Miller guitar
Nicolas Fiszman bass
Miles Bould drum
Camera: Antonia Giannoccaro
Editing: Maja Giannoccaro
Dominic Miller is a guitarist you've undoubtedly heard somewhere or other, whether you've knowingly heard of him or not. A life circling the globe (from Argentina to England and currently France) has let him absorb folk, Baroque and Latin American sensibilities, among other things, which leads to collaborations with similarly eclectic names. His widest exposure has been with numerous tours alongside Sting, who's happy to offer some poetic words of praise in the liners here alongside Paul Simon. Miller's ECM label debut offers a pleasant spin through some colourful tones of the places his travels have taken him.
With his trio for two nights and the first time in Denmark, Miller's band presents the new album released in 2017 "Silent Light".
Silent Light is a recording as peaceful and evocative as its title suggests: exotic motifs convey moods from several continents, chord structures can be left ambiguous or implied rather than stated, and extra sounds are sprinkled around with a light touch only where they're judged to add something. Dominic Miller's quiet travelogue is one that finds its most successful moments in giving hints as much as in showing or telling.