Chuck Miller

Charles L. "Chuck" Miller (born January 17, 1944 , † September 17, 2011 in Omaha ) was an American jazz trumpeter , university lecturer and author , also arranger and songwriter .

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Miller was the first African American student to graduate from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1975 . He then continued his master’s degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey . Miller was an Adjunct Professor in the Black Studies Department at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Miller was also an important mentor to numerous musicians in the city of Omaha; As a music teacher he worked with socially conspicuous children and young people and encouraged their development to become singers and musicians in pop bands.

Miller is the author of A Bridge To Success (One Man's Vision Changed the Lives of Many) , and co-author of African American Jazz and Rap Social and Philosophical Examinations of Black Expressive Behavior . In the course of his career he performed a. a. with pop and funk bands like The Esquires, The Fabulous Rhinestones , Loggins and Messina , The Dazz Band , New Edition as well as with Grover Washington Jr. and Kenny Burrell . In July 2011, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Omaha Black Music and Community Hall of Fame for his services to the city's musical culture . He released the album Changes for Tena under his own name .

Miller should not be confused with the rockabilly singer and pianist Charles Nelson "Chuck" Miller (1924–2000) of the same name .

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