Sammy Miller
PLAYBOOK founder and Chief Executive Officer. Juilliard trained and drummer on a Grammy® nominated album, Miller has been hailed as “the perfect player scholar” (The Wall Street Journal).
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After working with over 60,000 students in 45 states, Miller created The Playbook method and digital learning platform.
Prior to founding PLAYBOOK, Miller developed curriculum for institutions including Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Whitney Museum, Los Angeles Unified School District and The Juilliard School.
Miller has spent the last decade making jazz accessible to a new generation of listeners and learners. From Lincoln Center to The White House, to the Aspen Ideas Festival, to TEDx, to The Newport Jazz Festival, with special guests including Jon Batiste and Wynton Marsalis, Miller’s band, Sammy Miller and The Congregation, has headlined the most prominent Jazz festivals for over a decade. The Congregation specializes in joyful jazz – music that feels good.
Miller recently discussed his music education philosophy in his New York Times op-ed titled “We’re Teaching Music to Kids All Wrong”.
