Tutu - Metropole Orkest conducted by Daniel Jamieson (2013) - at the 2013 Edison Jazz Gala
Soloist: Marcus Miller - b-gtr, Edison Oeuvre Award winner 2013
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Marcus Miller (b. 1959) is an American jazz and film composer, record producer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist (bass clarinet, bass, electric bass, keyboards). He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, organ player Lonnie Liston Smith, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonist David Sanborn, among others. He appeared on over 500 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, Grover Washington Jr., Donald Fagen, Bill Withers, Chaka Khan, LL Cool . He won the "Most Valuable Player" award recognizing studio musicians three times in a row.
As a composer, Miller co-wrote and produced several songs on the Miles Davis album Tutu, including its 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. In 1997 he played bass guitar and bass clarinet in a band called Legends, featuring Eric Clapton (guitars and vocals), Joe Sample (piano), David Sanborn (alto sax) and Steve Gadd (drums) on an 11-date tour of major jazz festivals in Europe. In 2008 Miller formed SMV with Stanley Clarke and Victor Wooten for a world tour lasting 18 months.[11] In summer 2011, Miller toured along with Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter in a tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of Miles Davis passing. Marcus also 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. As a producer for a.o. Miles Davis and Wayne Shorter he was nominated for numerous Grammy Awards and won two. He also won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for Luther Vandross'"Power of Love" and one for Best Contemporary Jazz Album for his album M² in 2001. In 2011 Miller toured with Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter celebrating the 20th anniversary of Miles Davis' passing. In 2012 Miller was appointed an UNESCO Artist for Peace supporting and promoting the UNESCO Slave Route Project. His 2015 album, Afrodeezia, earned a Grammy Award nomination in 2016 for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album.
Metropole Orkest: 75 Years in Perspective - Its Past, its Present, its Future
7th Decade (2006 - 2015)
Credits & Acknowledgements
Music selection: Fred Dekker, Robert Soomer
Design, Production & Final Editing: Jolien Plat
Audio supervision: Dirk Overeem; Video supervisioon & registration: Max Boeree (Big Ears Productions)
Text and Narrative: Fred Dekker
Concept: Fred Dekker
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