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Marcus Miller: Electric Miles at Rose Theater

Courtesy of Jazz at Lincoln Center | Posted on March 15, 2018

Where

Rose Theater
33 West 60th Street
New York, NY
Map
212-258-9800

When

Sat, March 30, 2019
8:00 pm

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Miles Davis’ “electric period” (1969—1992) is one of the most influential and passionately debated eras in all of modern music. In this exclusive new program, one of Davis’ crucial collaborators—bassist Marcus Miller—will take audiences through an eclectic body of work, starting with the moment Davis first discovered electric piano in 1969.
Much like Gil Evans and Wayne Shorter before him, Miller played an essential role in shaping Davis’ musical visions. Not only did he play bass on six of Davis’ studio albums, Miller also produced and composed almost every song on three of them, including the Grammy Award–winning Tutu. To this day, Miller is still the premier electric bassist, having recorded more than 500 albums as a leader and with legends such as Michael Jackson, Herbie Hancock, Frank Sinatra, George Benson, McCoy Tyner, Aretha Franklin, and LL Cool J....

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