Dr. John Mills is a saxophonist and composer/arranger based in Austin, Texas, who works in a wide range of concert and recording projects within the jazz idiom and beyond. He has enjoyed the opportunity to perform with such internationally prominent jazz artists as Steve Swallow, Carla Bley, Kenny Wheeler, Maria Schneider and Diane Schuur during his career. John currently leads the high-energy, ten-piece jazz fusion ensemble John Mills TiIMES TEN, which features exclusively his compositions. He has released two CDs of that group on Fable Records, Caffeine Dreams and Flying Blind, as well as Invisible Designs —a collection of his original songs featuring premiere jazz vocalist Carmen Bradford.
Outside of the jazz realm John has worked on stage or in the recording studio with such R&B stars as Bonnie Raitt, Dr. John, Buddy Guy and Aretha Franklin, pop artists Paul Simon, James Taylor, David Byrne, Los Lobos and Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead), and Texas icons including Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel, Lyle Lovett, Jimmie Vaughan and Willie Nelson.
Dr. Mills has composed numerous orchestral and classical chamber works, including string quartets that have reached the finals in three of