Marcus Miller
Also known as William Henry Marcus Miller Jr., William Henry Marcus Miller, William Marcus Miller Jr., William Marcus Miller
American musician, composer and producer
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William Henry Marcus Miller Jr., more commonly known as Marcus Miller, is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer, but is best known for playing the bass guitar. Born June 14, 1959, in Brooklyn, New York, he grew up in a family of musicians, specifically his father William Miller, a church organist, and his cousin, jazz pianist Wynton Kelly. Miller plays guitar, saxophone, bass, keyboards,…
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- We Want the Funk! — Self2025
- Marcus Miller @ TSF Jazz Chantilly Festival 20252025
- 'Round Miles: A Miles Davis Documentary — Himself2022
- Beneath the Bassline - Lost Backstage — Self2021
- Marcus Miller - Laid Black Tour - Estival Jazz Lugano2019
- Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool — Self - Musician2019
- Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs — Self2019
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William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonists Wayne Shorter and David Sanborn, among others. He was the main songwriter and producer on three of Davis's albums: Tutu (1986), Music from Siesta (1987), and Amandla (1989). His collaboration with Vandross was especially close; he co-produced and served as the arranger for most of Vandross's albums, and he and Vandross co-wrote many songs, including the hits "I Really Didn't Mean It", "Any Love", "Power of Love/Love Power" and "Don't Want to Be a Fool". Miller also co-wrote the 1988 single "Da Butt" for Experience Unlimited.
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