Mulgrew Miller

American pianist (1955-2013)

Born: 13 August 1955
Greenwood
Died: 29 May 2013
Allentown
Country: United States
Active: 2013–
Record labels: Landmark Records
Discography: 19 albums

Biography

Mulgrew Miller was a jazz musician who played piano. Mulgrew Miller was born on 13 August 1955 in Greenwood and died on 29 May 2013 in Allentown. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Landmark Records. The discography here lists 19 albums, from “Keys to the City” (1985) to “Solo in Barcelona” (2023).

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. 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.

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