Honey Ear Trio Release Their Debut CD, “Steampunk Serenade” on March 22; Tour Select U.S. Cities

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Allison Miller, Erik Lawrence, Honey Ear Trio, Jazz, Rene Hart

HONEY EAR TRIO – Erik Lawrence • Rene Hart • Allison Miller
Release Their Debut CD, STEAMPUNK SERENADE, on March 22
Trio to Tour Select U.S. Cities

Photo credit: Sid Ceasar | Pictured, left to right: Rene Hart, Allison Miller & Erik Lawrence

As evidenced in headlines throughout the spring, the effects of the April 2010 eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano were mostly catastrophic: air travel disrupted, travelers stranded, global commerce stalled. But the repercussions can also be heard, with far more positive results, in the deeply intuitive interactions of the Honey Ear Trio’s debut CD, Steampunk Serenade (release date March 22, Foxhaven Records).

When that infamous ash cloud resulted in the cancellation of a planned six-week European tour for drummer Allison Miller, she seized the initiative and called Honey Ear Trio mates Erik Lawrence (saxophones) and Rene Hart (bass and electronics). “We knew we wanted to make a cooperative trio CD,” Lawrence says, “but with our busy schedules we only had single days in various months, which would have been disconnected and disjointed. All of a sudden we had a month straight where we could rehearse two or three times a week and really try to add content and concepts to the empathy that we already shared.”

Honey Ear Trio -][- STEAMPUNK SERENADE [Foxhaven Records]

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Allison Miller, Erik Lawrence, Jazz, Rene Hart

Honey Ear Trio - STEAMPUNK SERENADE

Honey Ear Trio -][- STEAMPUNK SERENADE – [Foxhaven Records, 2011]

Honey Ear Trio is the new incarnation of long time musical cohorts Erik Lawrence, Rene Hart and Allison Miller. Together, these three passionate musicians approach the music with a sense of playfullness and elasticity. Honey Ear Trio creatively fuses the acoustic sound of a traditional saxophone trio with modern electronics derived from Hart’s manipulation of his acoustic bass sound. They also explore mixing multiple genres (jazz, rock, soul, folk) while bending, stretching, and decompressing the rhythmic and harmonic characteristics of the music.

Erik, Rene and Allison have performed as a core group in larger ensembles with Steven Bernstein, David Amram, John Medeski and the poet Robert Pinsky. They also draw upon their genre-crossing experience as sidemen and featured artists with Sonny Sharrock, Levon Helm, Marty Ehrlich, Don Braden, James Hunter, Allen Toussaint, Ani DiFranco, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Martin Medeski and Wood, Bilal, Bob Dylan, Brandi Carlile, Branford Marsalis, Trey Anastasio and Anat Fort. The debut Honey Ear Trio recording, Steampunk Serenade, will be released in 2011. —Honey Ear Trio

Release Date: 24 March 2011
Erik Lawrence – Saxophones
Rene Hart, Acoustic Bass, Electronics/Looping
Allison Miller, Drums & Percussion

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Allison Miller -|- Boom Tic Boom

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Allison Miller - Boom Tic Boom

Allison Miller -|- Boom Tic Boom – [Foxhaven Records, 2010]

NYC-based drummer Allison Miller defies all boundaries bringing her individual sound to diverse types of music while preserving their stylistic authenticity. Allison goes from playing with legendary songwriting vocalists Ani DiFranco, Brandi Carlile and Natalie Merchant, to touring with avant-garde saxophonist Marty Ehrlich and legendary organist Doctor Lonnie Smith. She approaches each of these musical situations with her own stylistic identity and a creative, fresh and energetic approach. Allison was chosen as “Rising Star Drummer” in Downbeat’s 53rd Annual Critics Poll.