GRAMMY® Nominated Drummer SAMMY MILLER & THE CONGREGATION has been described as a mashup of the sensibilities of Ben Folds and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The band freely mixes vocal & instrumental tracks live and on record, asking the audience to go along for the ride with the lead melody being carried by vocalists half the time, and instruments the other half. The 7-piece group is a community of adventurous & charismatic superstar musicians who are conservatory trained but who have not lost their childlike wonder and awe for playing music. The band lineup is SAMMY MILLER (Drums & Vocals); SAM CRITTENDEN (Trombone); BEN FLOCKS (Tenor Sax); MOLLY MILLER (Guitar); ALPHONSO HORNE (Trumpet); CORBIN JONES (Bass & Tuba) & DAVID LINARD (Piano). The Congregation has played nonstop around the world and highlights include performances at Umbria Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, Jazz At Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Prokofiev Concert Hall in Russia, and the Newport Jazz Festival.

"This is feel-good party jazz, harking back to the '20s and '30s. It's brassy, stomp your feet and dance music, and it's got the raw, uplifting vibe of a New Orleans street parade," raves THE SF WEEKLY.