Andrew McMillan has performed with many different performers, in many settings and on a wide range of instruments over the years. On saxophones, piano/keys, percussion, found objects, and electronics. With John Bell (NZ), Johannes Bauer (Germany) Jim Denley (Aus), Richard Nunns (NZ), Jeff Henderson (NZ), Paul Buckton (NZ), Anthony Donaldson (NZ), Keith Rowe (UK), Tetuzi Akiyama (Japan), Reuben Derrek (NZ), Darren Hannah (NZ), Alphabethead (NZ), Veryan Weston (UK), Paul Winstanley (USA), Sean Kerr (NZ).

Performed with Magpie Music Dance company in 2004 (when they paid a visit to NZ), and has since collaborated with dancers/improvisors Julia Milsom, Kristian Larsen, Josh Rutter, Georgie Goater on many occasions.

AUDIO TRACKS (LINKS)

Studio recording with Tetuzi Akiyama, John Bell and Phil Dadson
Erikka, Johannes, Drew
recording of performance 2004 Silo theatre (now the basement) with Johannes Bauer (Trombone) Erikka Lyndsay (Voice)

Within Without read through recording
Experimenting with scoring for large ensemble with structured-suggested and free improvisation  has been a focus of Andrews studies. The link below is to a read through of a big band piece titled 'Within Without', played by the Auckland Jazz Orchestra featuring Paul Buckton on guitar.

Vitamin S & Shameless Crowd Pleaser

Andrew help found both Vitamin  S, the Auckland based improvisation community, and was instrumental in conceptulising and developing the now legendary 'pool night', a weekly performance night of randomly drawn pool members.

He also played an integral role in starting 'Shameless Crowd Pleaser', an interdisciplinary troupe of improvisors who explore interaction between their disciplines - dance/movement, music/sound, sculpture/object, light/a.v diverse spaces and diverse spaces and environments.
link to Vitamin S webpage
A video clip of Andrew with Paul Buckton and Henrieta Tornyai whether Jeff Henderson fingering the saxophone for Andrew. Live at the wine cellar for a Vitamin S pool night trio.

Shameless Crowd Pleaser clips

other shameless crowd pleaser clips

julia-kristian-drew (voice+processing)
dancers ensemble with jb, pb and drew on music-sound