Marcus Miller
Biography
William Henry Marcus Miller Jr., more commonly known as Marcus Miller, is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer, but is best known for playing the bass guitar. Born June 14, 1959, in Brooklyn, New York, he grew up in a family of musicians, specifically his father William Miller, a church organist, and his cousin, jazz pianist Wynton Kelly. Miller plays guitar, saxophone, bass, keyboards, clarinet, and the recorder. Starting in 1975, he performed as a session musician for 15 years, eventually playing the bass on over 500 recordings. He also currently records and tours as a bandleader.
Acting (28 movies)
Beneath the Bassline - Lost Backstage
2021
Marcus Miller - Laid Black Tour - Estival Jazz Lugano
2019
Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades
2006
Marcus Miller - Tutu Revisited
2010
Marcus Miller - Leverkusener Jazztage 2012
2012
Marcus Miller - Live at Jazz in Marciac 2012
2012
Tribute to Miles - Jazz à Vienne
2011
David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session
2001
Miles Davis – Tutu
1986
'Round Miles: A Miles Davis Documentary
2022
Marcus Miller - Montreux Jazz Festival 2013
2013
Marcus Miller – Power Of Soul
2004
Marcus Miller - AVO Session
2003
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
Jazz Under the Skies
1990
David Sanborn & Friends - The Super Session II
1999
Marcus Miller: North Sea Jazz Festival
2015
Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs
2019
SMV: Stanley Clarke Marcus Miller Victor Wooten Jazz a Vienne 2009
2009
Quincy Jones: A Musical Celebration in Paris
2019
Marcus Miller - In Concert: Ohne Filter
2001
Marcus
2015
Marcus Miller - Lugano Estival Jazz
2008
Marcus Miller - Leverkusener Jazztage 2017
2017
Marcus Miller: Jazz à la Villette 2019
2019
We Want the Funk!
2025
Legends – Live At Montreux
1997
Marcus Miller @ TSF Jazz Chantilly Festival 2025
2025
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| House Party | 1990 | Original Music Composer |
| Boomerang | 1992 | Original Music Composer |
| Above the Rim | 1994 | Original Music Composer |
| A Low Down Dirty Shame | 1994 | Original Music Composer |
| The Great White Hype | 1996 | Original Music Composer |
| The 6th Man | 1997 | Original Music Composer |
| The Ladies Man | 2000 | Original Music Composer |
| Serving Sara | 2002 | Original Music Composer |
| Deliver Us from Eva | 2003 | Original Music Composer |
| Head of State | 2003 | Original Music Composer |
| Breakin' All the Rules | 2004 | Original Music Composer |
| King's Ransom | 2005 | Original Music Composer |
| I Think I Love My Wife | 2007 | Original Music Composer |
| Good Hair | 2009 | Original Music Composer |
| Mardi Gras: Spring Break | 2011 | Original Music Composer |
| About Last Night | 2014 | Original Music Composer |
| Marshall | 2017 | Original Music Composer |
| Safety | 2020 | Original Music Composer |
| Candy Cane Lane | 2023 | Original Music Composer |