(New album out today, link in bio) I’m happy to announce Foretold Each Other, Ryan Albert Miller and Grant Pierce Duo, released today, 8/1/2025. Music informed/inspired by over a decade of friendship and collaboration, committed in the moment, in the spring of 2025. All funds received today from downloads (bandcamp Friday) will be donated to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.
Album Credits:
Ryan Albert Miller - Guitar, Auxiliary Instruments, Production
Grant Pierce - Drumset @ontheedgeofsomething
Branic Howard - Engineer, recorded at Oregon Natural Fiber Mill @openfieldrecording
Álvaro Domene - Audio Mastering
Sam Klickner - Art design @chalicesofvision
Photo 1 credit @reedricker
Photo 2 credit Jake Foerg
Thank you for listening and kind regards,
Ryan
New Album Announcement: {Foretold Each Other, Miller/Pierce}
Release Date: 8/1/25
Album Release Show: 8/18/25 @turnturnturnpdx
Ryan Albert Miller - Guitars/Auxiliary Instruments
Grant Pierce - Drumset @ontheedgeofsomething
Recorded Live: @openfieldrecording
Art: @chalicesofvision
Audio Mastering: Álvaro Domene
More info soon
Song snip “Promises, Friend”
Night 9::::///
Xylyn’s Congregation / Mike Lockwood’s Safe Travels/ Ryan Miller & Grant Pierce
October 23, 2024 — 8:00
$15
Turn! Turn! Turn!
8 NE Killingsworth S
Xylyn is a cherished figure and friend in our jazz community; born on Earth, one stone’s throw west from the palpitating heart of downtown Portland, Oregon. As a band leader, Xy’s musical visions unfold and sprout behemoth architecture dimly lit, oozing spirits from the gills as it gasps for its first breath beneath thumps quantized in fractals. They propel a soloist or a broken poet off cliffs into Jupiter’s hurricane eye.
This will be a showcase of fresh improvisation-heavy music that comes from the Black American tradition. Original compositions and jazz standards approached in an unorthodox manner, casting spells of laughter, darkness, love, and spiritual-togetherness. Major influences include titans like Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler, Coltrane, and Henry Threadgill. Come and join the Congregation!
Wyck Malloy - saxophone
Paul Moyer - piano
Xylyn Hathaway - bass
George Colligan - drums
Drummer/Composer Mike Lockwood will be debuting an original cyclical drone piece after years of conceptualization, musician wrangling and many attempts to wrest the time away from the flow of life. The band includes Noah Bernstein on alto sax, Mike Gamble on guitar, Andrew Jones on upright bass, Ryan Miller on guitar, Noah Simpson on trumpet, and Barry Walker on pedal steel.
Grant Pierce is a drummer and songwriter living in Portland, Oregon. His music explores jazz, folk song, and heavier noise. He is a member of Halfbird, Young Hunter, June Rose, Stalwart Young, SPCJMRZ, and Not Bitter. Thank you!
Ryan “Ry” Albert Miller is a forward-thinking guitarist, composer, and improviser with a captivating new sound. Ryan is an active member of Portland’s thriving creative music scene; uniquely fusing through-composition and improvisation. Ryan “Ry” actively performs and composes music for solo guitar and for the longstanding trio U Sco
