LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: William Lee Ellis
Acclaimed roots music artist William Lee Ellis is a fingerpicking guitarist and songwriter who has been hailed a “wizard on steel strings” (Blues Revue) and "one of our finest contemporary songwriters" (Living Blues).
LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: William Lee Ellis
Acclaimed roots music artist William Lee Ellis is a fingerpicking guitarist and songwriter who has been hailed a “wizard on steel strings” (Blues Revue) and "one of our finest contemporary songwriters" (Living Blues).
Isabel Hagen
Isabel Hagen is a nationally touring stand-up comedian and classically trained violist. As a comedian, she has been featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and was a New Face of Comedy at the Just for Laughs festival in Montréal.
Isabel started stand-up right after earning her Bachelors and Masters degrees in viola performance from the Juilliard School. As a musician, she has performed as a touring member of the band Vampire Weekend, and has also performed and worked with numerous artists such as Björk, Ed Sheeran, Max Richter, The National, and Steve Reich.
Isabel is also a filmmaker, and her debut feature film ON A STRING, which she wrote, directed, produced, and starred in, premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival where it won Best Screenplay in a U.S. Narrative Feature.
Isabel Hagen
Isabel Hagen is a nationally touring stand-up comedian and classically trained violist. As a comedian, she has been featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and was a New Face of Comedy at the Just for Laughs festival in Montréal.
Isabel started stand-up right after earning her Bachelors and Masters degrees in viola performance from the Juilliard School. As a musician, she has performed as a touring member of the band Vampire Weekend, and has also performed and worked with numerous artists such as Björk, Ed Sheeran, Max Richter, The National, and Steve Reich.
Isabel is also a filmmaker, and her debut feature film ON A STRING, which she wrote, directed, produced, and starred in, premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Festival where it won Best Screenplay in a U.S. Narrative Feature.
LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: William Lee Ellis
Acclaimed roots music artist William Lee Ellis is a fingerpicking guitarist and songwriter who has been hailed a “wizard on steel strings” (Blues Revue) and "one of our finest contemporary songwriters" (Living Blues).
CHAMBER SERIES: Trillium String Quartet
Comprised of violinists Sommer Altier and Judith Kim, violist Sydney Link and cellist Amelia Smerz, the Trillium String Quartet formed in 2024 out of a love for chamber music, collaboration and connection.
Love’s A Joke
Love's a Joke is a raucous and not-to-miss comedy tour as America’s funniest entertainers and comedy couples take the stage to dish on marriage, sex, divorce, parenthood, fighting, weddings, and who (or what) they fantasize about when their spouse isn’t looking. They got married so you don't have to!
Love’s A Joke
Love's a Joke is a raucous and not-to-miss comedy tour as America’s funniest entertainers and comedy couples take the stage to dish on marriage, sex, divorce, parenthood, fighting, weddings, and who (or what) they fantasize about when their spouse isn’t looking. They got married so you don't have to!
MILL PRESENTS: Rebecca Foon
Rebecca Foon is a Montreal/NYC-based cellist, composer, visual artist, and climate activist whose work spans over 15 albums, numerous film soundtracks, and large-scale visual installations.
MILL PRESENTS: Kolumbo
Since he was a landlocked Dallas, Texas kid, beach culture has held a tropical mystique for Kolumbo composer, arranger, keyboardist Frank LoCrasto. Family trips documented by camcorder videos, featuring slinky jazz-fusion soundtracks are etched in the Brooklyn-based artist’s memory. In his mind, there will always be a fantasyland replete with wicker furniture, pristine beaches, swaying palm trees, the smell of vanilla-scented suntan lotion, and breathtaking aqua water expanses.
A WORLD OF PIANO: Sylvie Courvoisier
Sylvie Courvoisier is being presented as part of “A World of Piano” - a solo piano series curated by GRAMMY®-winning composer and pianist Geoffrey Keezer.
MILL PRESENTS: Adam O’Farrill’s ELEPHANT
Over the course of the last decade, Brooklyn native Adam O’Farrill (b. 1994), has cemented himself as one of the most in-demand trumpet players on the international contemporary jazz scene, and is widely recognized as a “rising star as a player and composer” (PopMatters) and “a blazing young trumpet talent” (The New York Times). Of course, none one of this comes as any surprise, considering the rich musical lineage into which he was born: Adam’s grandfather was the boundary-pushing Cuban composer and arranger, Chico O’Farrill; his father is the composer, pianist, and activist, Arturo O’Farrill; his mother, Alison Deane, is a classical pianist and educator; his brother and frequent collaborator, Zack O’Farrill, is a drummer and musicologist.
A WORLD OF PIANO: Geoffrey Keezer
GRAMMY®-winning composer and pianist Geoffrey Keezer is being presented as part of “A World of Piano” - a solo piano series curated by Geoffrey Keezer.
MILL PRESENTS: The Bad Plus
The Bad Plus are the ultimate originals. A democratic unit with a clear vision and a refusal to conform to convention. For the past two decades they have played with spirit and adventure, made their own rules and done so with a bold sense of creativity and intent. Avoiding easy categorization, The Bad Plus has won critical acclaim and a legion of fans worldwide with their unique sound and flair for live performance. The Bad Plus continues to push boundaries as founding members Reid Anderson (bass) and Dave King (drums) embark on a new piano-less incarnation of the band with Ben Monder (guitar) and Chris Speed (tenor saxophone)– instigating a new wave of excitement and anticipation within the band that is re-energizing their sound and inspiration. The Bad Plus have constantly searched to bridge genres and techniques while exploring the infinite possibilities of exceptional musicians working in perfect sync. The Bad Plus is set to release their 18th album via Mack Avenue Records on Friday, November 8th. “Evolution is necessary for life and creativity,” say Dave King and Reid Anderson. “We’ve evolved, but we’re still The Bad Plus.”
CHAMBER SERIES: Meadowmount School of Music, student concert
Founded in 1944 by legendary violin teacher Ivan Galamian, the Meadowmount School of Music is a seven-week summer program for violinists, violists, and cellists. The Mill is pleased to present a student chamber recital. Program TBA.
A WORLD OF PIANO: Christian Sands
Christian Sands is being presented as part of “A World of Piano” - a solo piano series curated by GRAMMY®-winning composer and pianist Geoffrey Keezer.
A WORLD OF PIANO: Jean-Michel Pilc
Jean-Michel Pilc is being presented as part of “A World of Piano” - a solo piano series curated by GRAMMY®-winning composer and pianist Geoffrey Keezer.
MILL PRESENTS: GEORGE
Drummer/composer John Hollenbeck is a composer of music uncategorizable beyond the fact of being always identifiably his: a conceptualist able to translate the traditions of jazz and new music into a fresh, eclectic, forward-looking language of his own invention, a drummer and percussionist possessed of a playful versatility and a virtuosic wit, and a musical thinker allergic to repetition, forever seeking to surprise himself and his audiences. Hollenbeck formed GEORGE during the Covid pandemic, bringing together three musicians that he’d long admired – saxophonist/flutist Anna Webber and keyboardists/vocalists Chiquita Magic and Sarah Rossy.
Maddy Smith
Maddy Smith is a cast member on MTV’s Wild N Out, a nationally touring comedian, host of the weekly podcast Mad House and a social media icon. Originally from Buffalo, Maddy is known for her quick wit and cutting roasts, and her seemingly lack of fear of whatever comes out of her mouth. After 7 seasons on Wild N Out, most would agree that what Maddy says is often “out of pocket” but you’ll have to see for yourself in one of her multi-million viewed YouTube compilations.
Maddy Smith
Maddy Smith is a cast member on MTV’s Wild N Out, a nationally touring comedian, host of the weekly podcast Mad House and a social media icon. Originally from Buffalo, Maddy is known for her quick wit and cutting roasts, and her seemingly lack of fear of whatever comes out of her mouth. After 7 seasons on Wild N Out, most would agree that what Maddy says is often “out of pocket” but you’ll have to see for yourself in one of her multi-million viewed YouTube compilations.
A WORLD OF PIANO: Dabin Ryu
Dabin Ryu is being presented as part of “A World of Piano” - a solo piano series curated by GRAMMY®-winning composer and pianist Geoffrey Keezer.
A WORLD OF PIANO: Charu Suri
Charu Suri is being presented as part of “A World of Piano” - a solo piano series curated by GRAMMY®-winning composer and pianist Geoffrey Keezer.
MILL PRESENTS: paris_monster
Dirty, glitchy, lyric-centered, groove-based. Funk and soul join with lyrical themes of bygone eras in rural settings. Characters lost, mortality confronted. Love achieved, and denied. Americana.
Alex Kumin
Alex Kumin is an NYC based comedian by way of Chicago and Boston whose bold and whip smart standup delights crowds across the US. She can be seen performing nightly in New York City and is a favorite at The Comedy Cellar and New York Comedy Club. She was a 2025 TimeOut New York Comic to Watch, and you've seen her on the NYC Don’t Tell Comedy series, NBC’s "That Clip Show: Holiday Edition”, and Comedy Central Standup Featuring. Kumin is also one half of the duo on Into The Mud Podcast, where she and her co-host Drew King dive into the messy and uncertain junctures of life, exploring the transitional spaces where growth and self-discovery occur. Her voiceover work is extensive and includes playing Circe on Heroes United, campaigns for Google, United Airlines, Indiana University Health, and, her favorite to date, Kohler smart toilets.
Alex Kumin
Alex Kumin is an NYC based comedian by way of Chicago and Boston whose bold and whip smart standup delights crowds across the US. She can be seen performing nightly in New York City and is a favorite at The Comedy Cellar and New York Comedy Club. She was a 2025 TimeOut New York Comic to Watch, and you've seen her on the NYC Don’t Tell Comedy series, NBC’s "That Clip Show: Holiday Edition”, and Comedy Central Standup Featuring. Kumin is also one half of the duo on Into The Mud Podcast, where she and her co-host Drew King dive into the messy and uncertain junctures of life, exploring the transitional spaces where growth and self-discovery occur. Her voiceover work is extensive and includes playing Circe on Heroes United, campaigns for Google, United Airlines, Indiana University Health, and, her favorite to date, Kohler smart toilets.
ARTIST RECEPTION: STEPHEN HENDEE
In 2025 The Mill commissioned Baltimore based artist Stephen Hendee to create a new work spanning 40' in length in the entryway passage to our speakeasy, The Knock. Gold Linear Beam is a site specific sculptural installation comprised of 10 modules coated in reflective gold laser cut cast acrylic. The smooth mirror-like finish is interrupted with geometric faceted insets, refracting light and objects nearby. Located in proximity to Hendee's 2024 illuminated light sculpture, Buisine, visitors are invited to delve deeper into the artist's world.
The Knock is on Winter Break
The Knock is currently on Winter Break. We will reopen on March 19th at 5pm with a reception for artist Stephen Hendee to celebrate his new site-specific sculptural installation. Join us! Please RSVP here.
The Knock is on Winter Break
The Knock is currently on Winter Break. We will reopen on March 19th at 5pm with a reception for artist Stephen Hendee to celebrate his new site-specific sculptural installation. Join us! Please RSVP here.
The Knock is on Winter Break
The Knock is currently on Winter Break. We will reopen on March 19th at 5pm with a reception for artist Stephen Hendee to celebrate his new site-specific sculptural installation. Join us! Please RSVP here.