On Friday October 24th at 8:00pm MI’s Keyboard (KIT) and Voice (VIT) programs jointly present Dapp Theory in concert.

Dapp Theory is a quintet that blends “contemporary funk, groove and hip-hop into jazz with such seamless, casual precision it’s almost freaky.” (LA Weekly).  Awarded the Chamber Music America “New Works” commission in 2006 and voted “Rising Star Keyboardist” by Down Beat Magazine in 2004, the band’s leader, Canadian-born pianist/composer Andy Milne is one of the most highly regarded young voices in jazz today. With Dapp Theory, Milne combines the talents of percussive poet John Moon, saxophonist Loren Stillman, bassist Chris Tordini and drummer Kenny Grohowski, collectively helping to re-draw and extend the boundaries of jazz. Summarizing the band’s approach, Milne said, “The idea behind Dapp Theory is to create complete musical compositions that groove as hard as they do express melodic and poetic lyricism.” To learn more, check out Dapp Theory’s myspace.