Ian Millar & Dominic Spencer

Ian and Dominic have been performing together for a number of years playing melodic improvisations on jazz
standards and original compositions. Their style of jazz concentrates on developing melodic ideas within the
framework of the melody of a tune, whilst maintaining the concept and groove behind it. The result is a very
accessible melodic style which allows them to explore, improvise and develop ideas without losing the essence of
each piece of music, and to interact together in as creative a way as possible.
They have had enormous success over many years during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with their very successful
show “Jazz at Lunchtime”. Thousands of people have come to see them perform, with many sellout shows. A
number of visitors to the Edinburgh Fringe from all over the world have returned so see themyear after year.
Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, the duo regularly and extensively tour throughout the UK, using an old converted
Yorkshire ambulance as their Tour Bus. They have embarked on many rural tours under their “Jazz in the Village”
series of concerts, playing in hundreds of halls, often bringing jazz for the first time to remote communities,
performing in intimate settings to appreciative audiences. The beautiful Scottish scenery that they have seen on
their travels has inspired the writing of many pieces of music by Ian.

They have also performed in Arts Centres and small theatres throughout the country, such as: The Lyth Arts
Centre, St Margaret's Braemar, Kirkudbright Arts Centre; East Kilbride Arts Centre; Aberdeen Art Gallery (Cowdray
Hall); The Loft, Winchester; Knock Castle, Crieff; The Firestaion Arts Centre, Windsor; Norden Farm Arts Centre,
Maidenhead; The Lot Arts Centre, Edinburgh; Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine; The Old Well Theatre, Moffat;
Lockerbie Little Theatre; Dibble Tree Theatre, Carnoustie; The City Theatre, Durham; Mission Theatre, Bath; The
Doghouse Jazz Club, Ramsbottom; Henry’s Jazz Cellar, Edinburgh; Links Hotel Jazz Club, Montrose; Swallow
Theatre, Newton Stewart; National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh; The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen; Bearsden Town
Hall and The Music Village, Brussels.