| Marcus on EuroNews last November (sorry for the late post)!Watch the video from Marcus' 2007 gig in Amsterdam!Birth name
William Henry Marcus Miller Jr.Formative years
As a child, Miller was around music a lot and always fooling around on the piano: His father played piano and organ (mainly in church).Miller went to the High School of Music and Art (now the Laguardia School of Performing Arts), where he majored in the clarinet.He subsequently went to Queens College, NY, majoring in music education, and continued on clarinet there.Miller also participated in the jazz ensemble there, under the direction of Bud Johnson.During college Miller began to get a lot of work as a musician in NY on bass.Already very much in demand after four years, he decided to discontinue at Queens College and work full time.When he began to record his own records, he had to put a band together to take advantage of touring opportunities.Not only has Miller been involved in the continuing development of a technique known as "slapping", but his fretless bass technique has also served as an inspiration to many, and has taken the fretless bass into musical situations and genres previously unexplored with the electric bass of any description.Audible in Miller's playing, along with the rich and undeniable originality, are the influences of some of the previous generation of electric bass players, such as Keni Burke and especially Jaco Pastorius (who himself was only born in 1951).His concerts and recorded works are often regarded as intensely creative and therefore appealing to serious musicians.In 1997 Marcus played bass and bass clarinet in a band called Legends, featuring Eric Clapton (guitars and vocals), Joe Sample (piano), David Sanborn (alto sax) and Steve Gadd (drums).Fender currently produce a Marcus Miller signature Jazz Bass in 4 and 5 string versions.Television Music Work
Miller also created all the music for the CW Television Network show "Everybody Hates Chris".This show was also shown on the UK television channel, channel 5.Miller's instruments also feature regularly in the show; in one of the shows Chris (the protagonist), visits a pawn shop and a Marcus Miller Signature bass is hanging on the wall behind him.Miller's style is very apparent on the show and suits the setting of 80's Brooklyn well.Fender Marcus Miller Jazz Bass
Fender released a faithful replica of Marcus' personally modified 1977 Fender Jazz Bass in 1998.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.This page was last modified 10:13, 17 September 2007.This user has either cancelled their membership, or their account has been deleted.Id + " Link: " + targetLink.Id + " Text: " + targetLink.This video has been added to your favorites.The video has been added to your playlist.Per our Community Guidelines, hate speech is specifically defined in reference to "protected groups."Thank you for sharing your concerns.We can only process copyright complaints submitted by authorized parties in accordance with processes defined in law.There may be significant legal penalties for false notices.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the complete instructions.Thank you for sharing this video!Change this to see only comments above a certain value.Change the value of a comment by clicking on a thumb.Does anyone know where i can get this song ?All you knuckle heads need to concentrate on your own chops and just enjoy Marcus ,Victor and king........Marcus played with all the above, certainly.He studied bass clarinet (classical repertoire), and was initially music dir.Back issues of several musician's magazines will support my info.He studied bass clarinet at Queens College.Marcus a compliment, but I have to give a reason foo not be judged by a bassist who has played, even m.King has played with allan holdsworth, gary husbund, paul mcartney and then?Mark is much more ingenious of marcus, in addition to tecnicA.Hiram Bullock, Kenny Garret, Patches Stewa...D'angelo David Sanborn Clapton Marcus Miller..."Are you sure you want to block this user?DIV td, li, p, div, textarea tablea.MARCUS MILLER SCORED THE NEW CHRIS BROWN MOVIE "THIS CHRISTMAS" NOW PLAYING...CHECK IT OUT THIS WEEKEND, THEN CONTACT MARCUS DIRECTLY TO LET HIM KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS!!!Style, soul and intense professionalism have set musical Renaissance man Marcus Miller at the top of his game for well over two decades now.Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Grover Washington Jr.Around the world, he has astounded music lovers with his masterful, earthy and ever passionate approach to music making.Film and TV scoring is another artistic muscle Miller has been flexing over the years.Whatever Marcus is doing, keeping it real is the criteria that steers all of his music.BoardsFan SitesRelated ArtistsSimilar ArtistsGerald VeasleyLyle MaysThe George Benson QuartetStanley ClarkeGeorge BensonFollowersTony SaundersGemini SoulJorge PescaraAnna LyFreddy ValerianiFormal ConnectionsMichael "Patches" StewartKen HatfieldWorked WithDavid SanbornSteve GaddLuther VandrossMichael BreckerRichard TeeRay BardaniBuddy WilliamsMore...Complimentary Marcus Miller Ringtones.Download Marcus Miller Ringtones Instantly to your Cell.Primarily a bassist, multiinstrumentalist, and producer, Marcus Miller has worked on hundreds of sessions crossing jazz, RB, and rock and has released several solo recordings since his late '70s beginnings with Bobbi Humphrey and Lonnie Liston Smith.Complimentary Marcus Miller Ringtones.Download Marcus Miller Ringtones Instantly to your Cell.Marcus Miller at Amazon.Download Instantly in 30 Seconds.Buy Marcus Miller Music Merchandise at SHOP.Build your own online store or Advertise with us.Current Advertisers Sign InHelp improve Yahoo!View RSS FeedMake money with Yahoo!Shopping APIs, now powering Yahoo!Information about prices, products, services and merchants is provided by third parties and is for informational purposes only.After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.Object MovedThis object may be found here. |