9/24/2023 0 Comments Jonathan butler jazz festival 2022![]() “I try to be there for the people who are interested in listening to my music,” says James, “to be solid in that relationship and to never let anybody down. ![]() ![]() It’s still a joy to his multitude of fans too. A lot of guys get tired of the traveling but it’s still a joy for me every time I go out there and play.” “I love playing live, maybe more than I ever did,” he adds. James says he’s looking forward to heading out on the road and seeing how the material from Solid (the saxophonist/composer’s 17th album as a leader) evolves from night to night. Now a four-time GRAMMY nominee with four RIAA Gold records and career sales topping three million units, James continues to defy genres as a two-time NAACP Award nominee, a Soul Train Award winner and named one of the Top 3 Billboard Contemporary Jazz Artists of the Decade. The independently released Trust led immediately to a major label deal and a string of increasingly successful recordings and nonstop touring. He apprenticed as a sideman for artists like Morris Day and the Isley Brothers, touring and doing sessions for seven years before cutting his first solo album in 1992. Picking up the sax at age 10 in his native New Rochelle, New York, “I immediately loved it, and it pretty quickly became my favorite hobby.”īy the time he entered his teens, James was already gigging with bands, and he turned pro at 19. Along with international tours, Marcus Miller hosts “Miller Time,” a weekly program on SiriusXM.īoney James’ personal relationship with music has never been anything but solid. The multi-instrumentalist and world-renowned bassist has also produced his own genre-defying albums, among them The Sun Don’t Lie, Tales, M2, Silver Rain, Free, A Night in Monte Carlo (with the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra), and Renaissance. Over the course of his career, Marcus has collaborated with artists as varied and talented as Eric Clapton, George Benson, Luther Vandross, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau, George Duke, Wayne Shorter, Lalah Hathaway and Herbie Hancock. The legendary album Tutu, written and produced for Miles Davis, sealed his international fame when Marcus was only 25. Marcus Miller, winner of two Grammy Awards, the 2013 Edison Award for Lifetime Achievement in Jazz (Holland), the 2010 Victoire du Jazz (France) and appointed UNESCO Artist for Peace in 2013, is not only an exceptional musician but also a highly gifted composer and producer who we are proud to call a host and headliner on The Smooth Jazz Cruise.
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