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Mulgrew Miller On Piano Jazz

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Mulgrew Miller On Piano Jazz

In a 2002 session, Miller's unique harmonic and rhythmic style comes through in his composition, "Carousel." He also joins host Marian McPartland for Duke Ellington's "What Am I Here For?"

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Mulgrew Miller Trio On JazzSet

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Mulgrew Miller Trio On JazzSet

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At the Kennedy Center Jazz Club, the trio plays everything from bebop classics to Cole Porter and Thelonious Monk. Mulgrew's take on the timeless ballad "My Foolish Heart" is unforgettable.

Mulgrew Miller Trio On JazzSet

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Remembering Mulgrew Miller On JazzSet

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Remembering Mulgrew Miller On JazzSet

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The whole keyboard was Miller's canvas. His left hand could stride and swing with great authority, and when the two hands got together, he sent the train down the tracks.

Remembering Mulgrew Miller On JazzSet

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Jazz Pianist And Pedagogue Mulgrew Miller Dies

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A Blog Supreme

Jazz Pianist And Pedagogue Mulgrew Miller Dies

A musician who served under Art Blakey, Betty Carter and with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Miller can be heard on more than 500 albums, including several with his own bands. Beloved by multiple generations of fellow musicians for his commanding, supple style and generous mentorship, he was 57.

Nnenna Freelon: Piano Jazz At Tanglewood

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Nnenna Freelon: Piano Jazz At Tanglewood

For the seventh annual Piano Jazz show at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival, McPartland hosts three amazing guests. Pianist Mulgrew Miller, singer Nnenna Freelon and singer/pianist Spencer Day each take their turn on stage with McPartland. The result is an eclectic and energetic hour of world class jazz.

Nnenna Freelon: Piano Jazz At Tanglewood

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Mulgrew Miller On JazzSet

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Mulgrew Miller On JazzSet

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As Artist-in-Residence at the Detroit Jazz Festival, Miller was booked solid. In these highlights, he first joins Kenny Barron for duo pianos on the main stage, then plays with his long-running group Wingspan on the Waterfront Stage.

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James Williams Remembered On JazzSet

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James Williams Remembered On JazzSet

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If you had anything to do with jazz in the 1980s and '90s, you knew pianist James Williams (1951-2004). He made a great first impression, and the goodness just kept coming. Fellow faculty at the Jazz Studies program at William Paterson University play his music to celebrate their much-missed friend.

James Williams Remembered On JazzSet

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Stars Celebrate 30 Years Of Piano Jazz: Set I

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Stars Celebrate 30 Years Of Piano Jazz: Set I

For three decades, Marian McPartland has showcased both jazz veterans and young stars on Piano Jazz, her hour-long NPR program. For the anniversary, past guests Kurt Elling, Karrin Allyson, Randy Weston and many others showed up at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola to celebrate a jazz radio institution.

Jazz Stars Celebrate 30 Years Of Piano Jazz: Set III

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