About Miro Sprague
Miro Sprague is a pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator known for his inspiring creativity, dynamic and passionate performance style, and artistic versatility. Currently based in Los Angeles, Miro leads his own trio and quintet, performs solo concerts and is a member of the cooperative trio Tone Forest with bassist Marty Jaffe and guitarist Jason Ennis. Over the course of his career he has performed/recorded with a wide range of artists including Ingrid Jensen, Greg Osby, Walter Smith III, Jerome Jennings, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Matt Wilson, Jonathan Pinson, Daniel Rotem, Jeff Parker, Christian Euman, Josh Johnson, and many others.
Miro is an in-demand vocal accompanist and since 2015 has been the pianist of choice for renowned vocalist Karrin Allyson, touring extensively with her throughout the U.S. and overseas. In addition to his work with Karrin, Miro has also worked with Dominique Eade, Sara Gazarek, Michael Mayo, Kristin Berardi, Kenny Washington and the vocal group säje.
Miro grew up in a musical family in Western Massachusetts and began playing the piano and composing at age 13. In 2003 he moved to New York City to attend the Manhattan School of Music where he studied with Garry Dial and Jason Moran among others. Miro graduated from MSM in 2008 and after several years of freelance work on the east coast, he moved to Los Angeles in 2012 to attend the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA (later renamed the Herbie Hancock Institute). While at the institute he had the opportunity to study with many of the world’s greatest improvising musicians, including Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Billy Childs, James Newton, and Hal Crook. Miro graduated from the Institute in 2014 and has since maintained a busy performance schedule on both the east and west coasts. Miro is currently on faculty at Occidental College and has also taught at Interplay Jazz Camp and the UCLA Global Jazz Summer Intensive.
“Miro Sprague is a very gifted young pianist. His lyrical and harmonic senses are beautiful and adventurous. Even though he has a great technical command of the instrument, his technique always serves the story that he is telling. I look for great things from him in the very near future.” – Billy Childs, Grammy Award Winning Pianist and Composer.
“Miro is pure music to me. Imagination and intuition take the place of anything expected. He has a great sensitivity that shines.“ – Jerry Bergonzi, Saxophonist, Composer, Faculty, New England Conservatory
“Certain jazz improvisers capture my attention when they play, and hold it from the beginning to the end of every performance. Pianist Miro Sprague is one of them. He’s welcome on my bandstand anytime. The only question I have is, am I welcome on his?“ – Hal Crook – Legendary Educator, Trombonist, Composer