Jim Miller (drummer)

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Jim Miller (born 1953 or 1954 in Indianapolis ; † February 25, 2019 ) was an American jazz musician ( drums , composition ) who was active in the Philadelphian music scene .

Live and act

Miller grew up in Indianapolis and first came to Philadelphia in 1977 on a tour in 1977. He became known in the city as the co-founder of the fusion band Reverie , in which keyboardists Mark Knox, bassist Gerald Veasley and saxophonist EJ Yellin played, as well as guest musicians such as Jef Lee Johnson . He also worked in Philadelphia from the 1980s with Johnny Coles , John Blake Jr. , Al Gray , Reggie Workman , Larry McKenna , Richie Cole , Charles Fambrough , Randy Brecker , Buddy DeFranco and Tyrone Brown . Miller also belonged to the bands of Evelyn Simms , Eddie Green and Denis DiBlasio . In 1986 he founded the music label Dreambox Media , which in 1999 received the Best of Philly Award from Philadelphia Magazine for the best jazz label.

Miller is also the author of A Brief History of Time-Keeping: From Baby Dodds to Jack DeJohnette . In later years he led the formation Miller Time , with which he presented three albums. Several of his compositions have been included in the Real Philadelphia Book (Temple University Press), a compendium of jazz and blues compositions by musicians associated with the city. Miller received the Jazz Journalists Association's 2013 Jazz Hero Award for service to the Philadelphia area . In the field of jazz he was involved in around 40 recording sessions between 1980 and 2010, including a. also with Suzanne Cloud , Jim Ridl and most recently with the Monkadelphia formation (album Crepuscule , with Chris Farr, Tony Micelli, Tom Lawton, Micah Jones ). Miller died in 2019 of complications from sepsis at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.

Discographic notes

Albums with Reverie

  • Reverie (Encounter, 1979), with Stan Slotter, EJ Yellen, Mark Knox, Larry Coryell , Gerald Veasley
  • Watch The Skies (1983), with Steve Garand, Mike Galan, Doug Shick, EJ Yellen, Mark Knox, Gerald Veasley, Nelson Gilfillian, Rachelle S. Barnmes
  • In Concert (1984), with EJ Yellen, Mark Knox, Gerald Veasley
  • Tunnel Vision (1990), with Joey DeFrancesco , EJ Yellen, Mark Knox, Jef Lee Johnson, Gerald Veasley

Albums under your own name

  • A Brief History of Miller Time (rec. 1981–2005, ed. 2008)
  • … It's Another (2003), with Denis DiBlasio, EJ Yellen, Randy Sutin, Jim Ridl, Mark Knox, Jef Lee Johnson, Tyrone Brown , Steve Varner, Suzanne Cloud and others. a.
  • Jim Miller & Miller Time ´: If It's Not One Thing… (2003) dto.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Suzanne Cloud: Remembering Philadelphia jazz drummer, composer, and advocate Jim Miller. broadstreetreview.com, March 10, 2019, accessed March 16, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 15, 2019)
  3. ↑ Review of Jim Miller: A Brief History of (Jim) Miller Time at All About Jazz
personal data
SURNAME Miller, Jim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (drums)
DATE OF BIRTH 1953 or 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Indianapolis
DATE OF DEATH February 25, 2019
Place of death Philadelphia