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Miles Mindlin
Miles Mindlin is an award winning virtuoso Jazz Guitarist, composer and bandleader from London. He is based in New York City after completing his masters at the Manhattan School of Music on a scholarship.
He is highly in demand across the UK, the USA and Europe and has performed his own music at venues such as: Royal Albert Hall, Ornithology Jazz club, NYC Closeup, The Vortex Jazz Club (London), Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club (London), Dizzy’s Club (Lincoln centre NYC), the Owl (Brooklyn), Copenhagen Jazz Festival and Aarhus Jazz Festival.
His debut album, released on the Fresh Sound label in November 2023 features all original compositions which draw on literature, film and music in equal measure.
He recorded his second album on January 23rd, 2026, featuring an all-star band that includes his mentor Dayna Stephens, a leading figure in modern jazz. The session also featured Jonas Esser and Simón Willson, both highly in-demand and respected musicians on the New York City scene.
The album will present Mindlin’s original compositions, written over the past two years while living and working in NYC. It is set for release on Contagious Music in September 2026
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Meet Guitarist Miles Mindlin
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Meet Miles Mindlin Miles Mindlin is an award-winning virtuoso jazz guitarist, composer and bandleader from jny:London. He is based in jny: New York City after completing his masters at the Manhattan School of Music on a scholarship. He is highly in demand across the UK, the USA and Europe and has performed his own music at venues such as: Royal Albert Hall, Ornithology Jazz club, NYC Closeup, The Vortex Jazz Club (London), Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club (London), Dizzy's ...
Continue Reading'Mindlin Hits the floor running with his debut' - Jazzwise Album review
It’s Miles Mindlin’s guitar that made a mark, here. There’s blurring pace but no frantic shredding and no dead ends. Instead, the ideas unfolded with pin- sharp resolution. - London Jazz news
"We first performed together when he was just 16 years old at Pufel's Jazz Festival in Italy. Even at that young age, it was clear that he was a prodigy of the highest order. His technical skill matched that of a seasoned professional, and he possessed a maturity and command of his instrument that I have rarely encountered before or since." -BBC Jazz Award-winning pianist Kit Downes
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