About
Miles Mindlin
Jazz guitarist, composer & bandleader · New York City
Miles Mindlin is an award-winning virtuoso jazz guitarist, composer and bandleader based in New York City. Born in London, he settled in the city after completing his master’s at the Manhattan School of Music on a scholarship.
He is in demand across the US, the UK and Europe, and has performed his own music at venues including the Royal Albert Hall, Ronnie Scott’s and The Vortex in London; Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center, Ornithology Jazz Club, NYC Closeup and The Owl in New York; and the Copenhagen, Aarhus and Hague jazz festivals.
He has worked with leading artists including Dayna Stephens, Mark Shim, Alexandra Ridout, Alex Hitchcock, Felix Moseholm, Jamie Cullum, Noah Stoneman, Akili Bradley and Joey Curreri.
His debut album, released on Fresh Sound in November 2023, features all original compositions that draw on literature, film and music in equal measure.
On January 23, 2026, he recorded his second album, By Water, with an all-star band featuring his mentor Dayna Stephens, a leading figure in modern jazz, alongside Jonas Esser and Simón Willson, two of the most in-demand musicians on the New York scene. The album presents original compositions written over the past two years while living and working in New York, and will be released on Contagious Music in January 2027.
Press
“Prodigiously talented.”
“This set perfectly balances intensity, intricacy and intimacy.”
“Provides delightful comping, but also tears around the neck in solo sections, with spiky, occasionally bluesy runs.”
“Hits the floor running with this debut, revealing a confidence that belies his years.”
