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 ...

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, ...

Inspired by his work as spokesman for UNESCO's Slave Route Project, bass guitarist, composer and producer Marcus Miller takes listeners on a groove-filled musical odyssey on "Afrodeezia." The CD ...

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 ...

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 ...

NAMM 2018: It's almost exactly a year since Markbass announced a collaboration with bass heavyweight Marcus Miller at last year's NAMM. Now, for 2018, the Italian bass specialist is ready to reveal ...

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 ...

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 ...