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Marcus Miller (William Henry Marcus Miller Jr.) was born on 14 June, 1959 in New York City, U.S., is an American musician, composer and producer. Discover Marcus Miller's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?

Popular As William Henry Marcus Miller Jr.
Occupation Musician, songwriter, record producer
Age 64 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 14 June, 1959
Birthday 14 June
Birthplace New York City, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1959

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.

William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on June 14, 1959.

He grew up in a musical family; his father, William Miller, was a church organist and choir director.

Through his father, he is the cousin of jazz pianist Wynton Kelly.

He became classically trained as a clarinetist and later learned to play keyboards, saxophone, and guitar.

Miller began to work regularly in New York City, eventually playing bass and writing music for jazz flutist Bobbi Humphrey and keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith.

Miller became a session musician.

Miller's earliest influences include James Jamerson and Larry Graham.

He spent approximately 15 years performing as a session musician.

During that time he also arranged and produced frequently.

1979

He was a member of the Saturday Night Live band between 1979 and 1981.

He co-wrote Aretha Franklin's "Jump To It" along with Luther Vandross.

He has played bass on over 500 recordings, appearing on albums by such artists as Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Herbie Hancock, Mariah Carey, Eric Clapton, The Crusaders, Wayne Shorter, McCoy Tyner, Frank Sinatra, George Benson, Dr. John, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Joe Walsh, Jean-Michel Jarre, Grover Washington Jr.., Donald Fagen, Bill Withers, Bernard Wright, Kazumi Watanabe, Chaka Khan, LL Cool J and Flavio Sala.

He won the "Most Valuable Player" award (given by NARAS to recognize studio musicians) three years in a row and was subsequently awarded "player emeritus" status and retired from eligibility.

1980

In the mid-1980s, Miller began a solo career as a funk/R&B singer, with the albums Suddenly (1983) and Marcus Miller (1984).

He was the main songwriter, producer and instrumentalist on these albums.

He has since then released ten more solo albums, although he has only occasionally sung on these subsequent albums.

1986

He was the main songwriter and producer on three of Davis' 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' albums, and he and Vandross co-wrote many of Vandross' 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".

1988

He also co-wrote the 1988 single "Da Butt" for Experience Unlimited.

Between 1988 and 1990, Miller was the musical director and house band bass player (in the "Sunday Night Band") during two seasons of the late-night TV show Sunday Night (also known as Night Music) on NBC, hosted by David Sanborn and Jools Holland.

As a composer, Miller co-wrote and produced several songs on the Miles Davis album Tutu, including the title track.

He also composed "Chicago Song" for David Sanborn and co-wrote "'Til My Baby Comes Home", "It's Over Now", "For You to Love", and "Power of Love" for Luther Vandross.

Miller also wrote "Da Butt", which was featured in Spike Lee's School Daze.

1992

In addition, he composed and provided spoken vocals on "Burn it Up", which was featured on Najee's 1992 album Just An Illusion.

He won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in 1992, for Luther Vandross' "Power of Love" and in 2001 he won for Best Contemporary Jazz Album for his seventh solo instrumental album, M².

1997

In 1997, he played bass guitar and bass clarinet in the supergroup Legends, featuring Eric Clapton (guitars and vocals), Joe Sample (piano), David Sanborn (alto sax) and Steve Gadd (drums).

It was an 11-date tour of major jazz festivals in Europe.

2008

In 2008 Miller formed another supergroup, SMV, with fellow bassists Stanley Clarke and Victor Wooten, for a world tour lasting 18 months.

He produced SMV's first release, Thunder.

2011

In the summer of 2011, Miller toured alongside Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter celebrating Miles Davis on the 20th anniversary of his passing.

2012

In 2012 Miller was appointed a UNESCO Artist for Peace, supporting and promoting the UNESCO Slave Route Project.

In December 2021, Bass Player magazine awarded Miller a Lifetime Achievement Award.

2015

His 2015 album Afrodeezia earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album.

2017

In 2017, Miller, along with Common, headlined the Playboy Jazz Festival.

Miller hosts a jazz history and influences show called Miller Time with Marcus Miller on the Real Jazz channel of Sirius XM Holdings satellite radio system.

In addition to his recording and performance career, Miller has established a parallel career as a film score composer.

He has written numerous scores for films, including films directed by Reginald Hudlin and Chris Rock.

Miller has been nominated for numerous Grammy Awards as a producer for Miles Davis, Luther Vandross, David Sanborn, Bob James, Chaka Khan and Wayne Shorter, and has won two Grammys.