Marcus Miller was a teenager when he decided to break free of what’s expected from a bass guitar player, a role not always associated with being the driving force or center of attention. The two-time ...

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 Dakota jazz ...

The jazz and session veteran on the key to successful improvisation and how bass playing is changing When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Marcus Miller’s first instrument, the clarinet, wasn’t the happening thing in the New York neighborhood where he was raised. Nonetheless, he loved the instrument; the bass clarinet, in fact, makes ...

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, ...

Marcus Miller is one of those crossover artists whose influence is felt in numerous media, including movie sound tracks like Boomerang and Rush Hour. Lest we forget all of the innovations that Miller ...

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 ...

Plenty of air miles have gone into Afrodeezia, recorded at slave-trade locations in Africa, the Americas and France by former Miles Davis bass guitarist and composer Marcus Miller, spurred by his role ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. It’s nearly a year since bass guitarist Marcus Miller premiered his Afrodeezia album at the 2014 London Jazz Festival ...