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William Henry Marcus Miller, Jr. Wiki Biography

William Henry Marcus Miller, Jr., born on the 14th June 1959, is an American musician, composer and producer who excelled in the field of Jazz. He became famous for his exceptional bass guitar playing skills and for working with various artists like Luther Vandross, Miles Davis, and Bill Withers.

So how much is Miller’s net worth? As of early 2017, based on authoritative sources it is reported to be $5 million, acquired from his years as a musician, working with various artists and his own albums during a career which began in the mid-‘70s.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Miller is the son of William Miller, a choir director and church organist, and Wynton Kelly, a jazz pianist. His parents influence led him to pursue music at an early age – he was classically trained in playing the clarinet and also played guitar, saxophone and keyboards. To hone his talent, Miller attended the Laguardia School of Performing Arts during his high school years. After matriculation, he decided to study and play music at the same time, and so attended Queens College while playing in small gigs with various local. However, his busy schedule caused him to burn out, so he decided to quit school and focus in music.

Miller began playing in New York as a session musician. He worked with various artists like Mariah Carey, Bill Withers, Chaka Khan, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson and Flavio Sala; overall, he contributed to a total of 500 albums.

Aside from being a session musician, in 1988 through 1989 he was able to land a spot in “Saturday Night Live’s” house band. He also started arranging and producing music, and worked with various well-known artists. It was also during the ‘80s that he released his first two albums – “Suddenly” and “Marcus Miller”. Although his albums didn’t succeed very well commercially, his various collaborations still helped his career and his net worth.

Miller is also a well-renowned composer, aside from playing multiple instruments. He helped artist Miles Davis write some of his songs for his album “Tutu”. He also worked with songs like “Chicago Song”, “Power of Love”, “’Til My Baby Comes Home”, and “For You to Love”.

In 1993, Miller released another album entitled “The Sun Don’t Lie”, which did gain success and even garnered a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. After two years, he followed it up with another album entitled “Tales”, which also received a positive response.Miller has also won many awards for his various works. As a producer he won a Grammy Award for his collaboration with Luther Vandross, David Sanborn, Chaka Khan, and Miles Davis. He also won another Grammy for Luther Vandross’ “Power of Love” in the category Best R&B Song. In 2001, his album “M2” won Best Contemporary Jazz Album.

Today, Miller is still active in the world of music. He hosts his radio show “Miller Time with Marcus Miller”, still works with various artists and even scores films, and in 2015 released his latest album “Afrodeezia” which earned him another Grammy nomination.

In his personal life, Marcus Miller is married to Brenda, and they have four children.

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William Henry Marcus Miller, Jr. Important Facts

• One of the rare musicians who has worked with both Frank Sinatra and Billy Idol.
• Counts musician Ralph MacDonald as a major influence.
• Recipient of the Victoire de France Award (2010).
• His 2015 CD “Afrodeezia” was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. (December 7, 2015).
• Marcus worked with Dunlop to develop the Marcus Miller Super Bright Bass Strings (January 2015).
• Marcus worked with Sire Guitars to develop the Sire Marcus Miller M3 and V7 jazz basses, high quality and versatile instruments at affordable prices. (March 2015).
• Marcus was interviewed by legendary radio personality Pat Prescott on 94.7 the WAVE in Los Angeles to promote “the Academy Celebrates the Black Movie Soundtrack” at the Hollywood Bowl (August 2014).
• “Afrodeezia” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart (March 27, 2015).
• Marcus was elected to the Board of Directors of ASCAP, to serve a two year term beginning on April 1, 2015.
• “Afrodeezia” debuted at #1 on the iTunes jazz chart (March 18, 2015).
• Featured artist in the UNESCO International Jazz Day all-star concert in Paris, France (April 2015).
• Marcus sat in with Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra on David Letterman (March 16, 2015).
• Marcus and Reginald Hudlin teamed up to present The Academy Celebrates the Black Movie Soundtrack at the Hollywood Bowl with special guests including John Beasley, Bilal, Kris Bowers, Louis Cato, Lauren Connelly, Anthony Hamilton, Lalah Hathaway, En Vogue, Maya Rudolph and Gretchen Lieberum, Flavor Flav, Public Enemy, Melvin Ragin aka Wah Wah Watson, Craig Robinson, Ramon Yslas and many others along with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra conducted by Vincent Mendoza. (September 3, 2014).
• Cousin of legendary jazz pianist Wynton Kelly.
• Graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.
• Early in his recording career when he did a lot of session work, Marcus won the “Most Valuable Player” award, (awarded by NARAS to recognize studio musicians) three years in a row and was subsequently awarded “player emeritus” status and retired from eligibility.
• Composed and arranged the Grammy Award winning Miles Davis CD “Tutu” (1986).
• Voted best Electric Bass player in the 1987 DownBeat annual readers’ poll.
• Former member of The Jamaica Boys. Their biggest hit was the song, “Shake It Up!” (Reprise 21463) featured in House Party (1990). It peaked at #11 on Billboard’s R&B charts.
• Has four children.
• Marcus is a multi-instrumentalist with recording credits including electric bass, acoustic bass, fretless bass, bass clarinet, clarinet, clavinet, drum programming, drums, guitar, handclapping, keyboards, organ, piano, scratching, shaker, sitar, soprano saxophone, synths, tambourine, tenor saxophone, triangle, udu, background vocals, and more.
• Has played on, co-produced and/or contributed arrangements to most of Luther Vandross’ albums including the multi-platinum, Grammy Award winning CD “Power of Love” and Grammy Award winning song “Power of Love/Love Power” (1991).
• Voted Bassist of the year by the readers of Bass Player magazine (1995).
• Lives in Los Angeles, California.
• Marcus has worked with David Sanborn on several of his records over the years. Those records have won 5 Grammy Awards, and 7 have been certified Gold by the RIAA.
• Marcus wrote an article about his friend and colleague, guitarist Hiram Bullock, for JazzTimes Magazine (March 2009).
• Voted best Electric Bass player in the 2010 JazzTimes annual readers’ poll.
• Voted best Electric Bass player in the 2011 DownBeat annual readers’ poll.
• Voted best Electric Bass player in the 2012 annual JazzTimes readers’ poll.
• Recipient of the IFPI Gold Record for his CD “Tutu Revisited” (2012).
• Featured artist in the UNESCO International Jazz Day all-star concert in New York City (April 2012).
• His 2012 CD “Renaissance” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Jazz chart.
• Featured artist in the UNESCO International Jazz Day all-star concert in Istanbul, Turkey (April 2013).
• He was appointed a UNESCO Artist for Peace and he serves as a spokesperson for the UNESCO Slave Route Project (July 2013).
• Recipient of the Radio 6 Soul and Jazz ICON Award (2013).
• Recipient of the Edison Jazz Lifetime Achievement Award (2013).
• Featured artist in the UNESCO International Jazz Day all-star concert in Osaka, Japan (April 2014).
• Marcus was a guest speaker at the Hollywood Walk of Fame induction ceremony for his friend and colleague Luther Vandross (June 3, 2014).
• Marcus was the featured guest in a live chat on iRock Jazz (June 18, 2014).
• Marcus was a co-host of the annual Red Cross Ball in Monaco (August 2014).
• Marcus, along with Stanley Clarke, Boney James and John Burk, was one of the producers of Al Jarreau’s tribute CD “My Old Friend” celebrating the music of George Duke. The CD debuted at #1 on the Billboard Jazz chart. (August 2014).
• Marcus appears in the official Robert Glasper music video “I Stand Alone” with Common, Don Cheadle, Greg Phillinganes, Gregory Porter, Dianne Reeves, Christian Scott, Trombone Shorty, Patrick Stump and others (October 2014).
• Featured artist in the Monk Institute 2014 All-Star Gala honoring Bill Clinton along with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, DeeDee Bridgewater, Vinnie Colaiuta, Jimmy Heath, Chaka Khan, Queen Latifah, Pharrell Williams, Taj Mahal, John Mayer, Dianne Reeves, and other guests including Quincy Jones, Thelonious Monk Jr., Terence Blanchard, Randy Brecker, Don Cheadle, Roy Hargrove, Goldie Hawn, Arturo Sandoval, Kevin Spacey, Billy Dee Williams and others. (November 9, 2014).
• Marcus has been the recipient of several awards including two Grammy Awards – for Best Rhythm & Blues Song, “Power of Love/Love Power” (1991), and for Best Contemporary Jazz Album “M2” (2001).

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