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 ...

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 ...

Marcus Miller has made a career out of playing bass with his thumb. However, he has recently revealed that, despite its popularity, one influential bassist wasn't a fan of that style of playing, ...

Blast!; So What; State of Mind; I Loves You Porgy; Amandla; I'm Glad There Is You; Medley: O Mio Babbino Caro / Mas Que Nada; Your Amazing Grace; Strange Fruit. Marcus Miller: bass, bass clarinet; Roy ...

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, ...

Electric bassist Marcus Miller, who led his talented quintet at the Dakota jazz club in Minneapolis on Monday night, is mainly known for his gaudy, percussive approach to the four-string ax. But he’s ...

Harkening back to his mid-2000s emergence with John McLaughlin and Chick Corea, electric bassist Hadrien Feraud has likely elicited more jaw-drops and head-shakes than any of his contemporaries. A ...

Earlier in the day, Miller broke from rehearsals in a riyad-hotel at the top of the medina to talk about life and music, ranging from the philosophy of fusion to the deep impact of origins – both ...