WCSU welcomes Mulgrew Miller on Friday, November 30th

Mulgrew Miller is one of the greatest jazz pianists in the world today; a musician whose career as a sideman, bandleader, recording artist and educator has spanned the better part of 4 decades. A Greenwood, Mississippi native and a graduate of the University of Memphis, Mr. Miller’s entrée into the international jazz scene came in the mid-1970’s as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra under the direction of Mercer Ellington. His credits as a sideman include stints with a who’s who of jazz luminaries: Art Blakey, Betty Carter, Woody Shaw and Tony Williams and Ron Carter, to name just a few. He is easily one of the most recorded jazz musicians of his generation with over 400 recordings to his credit as a sideman and a leader. With his various groups, including Wingspan and his trio, Mr. Miller has released a long string of critically acclaimed recordings for the Landmark, RCA/Novus and MaxJazz labels. Mr. Miller is presently Professor of Music and Director of Jazz Studies at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Performing Arts from Lafayette College in 2006.

 

On Friday November 30, 2012, Mr. Miller will share his vast expertise and talent with the WCSU community. During the afternoon, he will rehearse and coach five of WCSU’s student small ensembles and will perform in concert with each group on Friday evening at 8pm in Ives Hall.

 

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