Tuesdays on the Terrace: Will Miller
June 30, 20265:30 pm - 8:00 pm
This event is free, but capacity is limited. Early arrival encouraged!
Photo: Crystal Zapata
About the Event
Summer Tuesdays come alive on the MCA terrace with free concerts highlighting artists from Chicago’s internationally renowned music community. Enjoy live music while relaxing on the lawn with your own picnic or savor snacks and drinks available for purchase. Then head inside to catch the MCA’s summer exhibitions—we’re open late on Tuesdays and free for Illinois residents.
This week we are thrilled to welcome Chicago-born and -raised trumpeter, composer, and producer Will Miller. Better known as the visionary behind the band Resavoir, Miller creates lush, genre-blending music. His acclaimed releases and orchestral performances showcase an emotional, expansive sound.
About the Artist
A jazz trumpeter and composer by training, first via Chicago Public Schools, then Oberlin Conservatory, Will Miller has developed a distinctive musical language that draws from jazz improvisation, studio production, classical minimalism, and experimental sound design. Best known as the visionary behind the band Resavoir, Miller’s work has earned praise for its balance of lush orchestration, emotional clarity, and genre-defying innovation. His first Resavoir album, released in 2019, received critical acclaim including an 8.2 Pitchfork review and a performance at the inaugural Boiler Room Festival in London. In 2023, he released a second self-titled Resavoir album, expanding the project’s sonic depth while further refining his voice as a composer and studio producer. That chapter culminated in a European and UK tour of Orchestra Resavoir, with performances at Chicago’s Thalia Hall and Millennium Park featuring a 16-piece ensemble and newly arranged chamber interpretations of his music.
In 2025, Miller released Horizon, a serene and verdant collaborative album with guitarist Matt Gold that landed on multiple year-end lists, including NPR’s Best Songs of 2025. His latest Resavoir album, Themes for Dreams, arrives via his newly launched imprint, L’Univers, marking another evolution for the project, one that finds Miller at his most meditative, patient, and intentional. Beyond his own work, Miller is a sought-after collaborator, contributing trumpet, production, and arrangement for artists including SZA, Justin Bieber, Mavis Staples, Chance the Rapper, Mac Miller, Lil Wayne, and Whitney. Across every context, Miller approaches composition as a living process, balancing structure and spontaneity while searching for moments of quiet emotional resonance.
Funding
Tuesdays on the Terrace is presented by NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago.
