Mulgrew Miller, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mulgrew Miller

American pianist

Date of Birth: 13-Aug-1955

Place of Birth: Greenwood, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 29-May-2013

Profession: composer, pianist, university teacher, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Mulgrew Miller

  • Mulgrew Miller (August 13, 1955 – May 29, 2013) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator.
  • As a child he played in churches and was influenced on piano by Ramsey Lewis and then Oscar Peterson.
  • Aspects of their styles remained in his playing, but he added the greater harmonic freedom of McCoy Tyner and others in developing as a hard bop player and then in creating his own style, which influenced others from the 1980s on. Miller's style evolved through playing with a series of major jazz figures.
  • After leaving university he was pianist with the Duke Ellington Orchestra for three years, then accompanied vocalist Betty Carter.
  • Three-year stints with trumpeter Woody Shaw and with drummer Art Blakey's high-profile Jazz Messengers followed, by the end of which Miller had formed his own bands and begun recording under his own name.
  • He was then part of drummer Tony Williams' quintet from its foundation, while continuing to play and record with numerous other leaders, mostly in small groups.
  • Miller was Director of Jazz Studies at William Paterson University from 2005, and continued to play and tour internationally with other high-profile figures in the music until his death from a stroke at the age of 57.

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