One of the most easily recognizable sounds in modern jazz is the resonant thump of Marcus Miller’s thumb against the strings of his Fender bass. Miller, who opened a two-night stand at the ...

I still have my Fender, which I’ve been playing since I was 17 years old, and I play my Sire fretless, and my Sire four-string “I’ve had a Marcus Miller model Fender bass for 20 years,” he explains.

For electric bassist Marcus Miller, his current tour with fellow bass giants Stanley Clarke and Victor Wooten as the band S.M.V. means more than a chance to showcase his instrument’s creative ...

Prominent bassist Marcus Miller 's new album Afrodeezia (Blue Note Records) is inspired by his travels and impressions through West Africa, South America, the Caribbean along the Atlantic slave routes ...

2 thoughts on “ Iconic bass player Marcus Miller to bring ‘whole picture’ to Indy Jazz Fest ” KEVIN P. says: September 13, 2024 at 6:05 am.

Keyboardist Bob James and his quartet and bassist Marcus Miller and his band wowed and grooved the energetic crowd during the Tri-C JazzFest on Friday night. The pair of legends played their own ...

Few musicians today are as versatile as Marcus Miller: bassist, keyboardist, bass clarinetist, film composer, producer and more. He does jazz, rock, jazz-rock, pop, R&B, smooth jazz — anything ...

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The recording opens with "Blast," a Grammy-nominated Miller composition, previously heard on his highly acclaimed Marcus (Concord, 2008). After a swinging, finger snappin' sitar-like Hindu rhythm, ...