Drummer, composer, and educator Marcus Miller is a multi-talented artist based in Southern California. Miller is leader of his World/Jazz ensemble Freedom Jazz Movement and a percussion ensemble called Project World Drum. Among his various positions, Miller serves as Music Director for the Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Artistic Director/Founder Young Drummers of Los Angeles, President Universe Soul Records, and Co-Owner TaMar Productions. Miller’s musical
accomplishments include twelve (12) CD releases on his label, composed music for dance, stage & theater performance, written music for several independent film scores and soundtracks, drummer for tours [music] throughout the world. Through his drum workshop program,MarcusMillerDrums…From around the world, he has entertained, educated, and enlightened countless thousands of audiences worldwide.

Freedom Jazz Movement consists of Tamica Washington-Miller-choreographer/dancer, Jennifer Bowens-poet, & Marcus L. Miller-traps & percussion kit.

Spider and the Bee- St. Elmo Village 2006
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Beautiful Serena- St. Elmo Village 2006
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His Way - The Boot 2007




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Serena-The Boot 2007




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Song for Meekie -The Boot 2007




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One for Horace and Billy-The Boot 2007




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African Swing-The Boot 2007




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Open-The Boot 2007




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Spider and the Bee-The Boot 2007




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Peas and Gravy




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Beat Afro




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Un Jour




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Angel




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Seasonal Standby




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Commes Filles




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Caught Up




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Moor




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A Day in the Life




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Omega




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4 Elvin




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Ethiopius




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Monkeys, Leaves, and Things




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Down in the Hypogiem




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Big Stick in a Deep Ravine




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No Time for Foolishness




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Boxin'




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Afri




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Seven




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Sankofa




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Rumba Jam




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Rollin' and Tumblin'




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I Remember Max




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Ritmo de Noir




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Good ole Samba




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I-Dios




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African Swing -Concert 4 a Green World




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Beautiful Serena-c4gw




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Brooklyn




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The Funkster




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Blues and the Abstract Truth




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Strange be the Fruit on these Trees




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Krishna-Nirvana




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Hot Timbales




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Go Slow




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4D




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Bahrahbahnshik




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Udu




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Cubano Bop - Live in China
A spicy Latin jazz piece.



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Brazil
The 1st release off the new CD "Quintessential"



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The Lick
A Hot Down home, toe tapping number



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Mode for Mingus and Marley
Jazz is Reggae; Reggae is Jazz



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Spring has Sprung
Latin Jazz vibe with Brazilian & Afro Cuban feels thrown in



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Chocolate Pound Cake
A little fun with some Son clave



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M and M
My favorite song on the new CD "Quintessential"



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IBS
A hybrid Bossa Nova/Samba groove with an inspired Middle Eastern melody



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Open
a New Orleans style dirge



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African Swing
African drums meet American Jazz



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His Way
Funky Afro Jazz



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The Spider and The Bee
Jazz Waltz



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All Praise to God
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Hallowed be thy Name
Jazz Praise



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Beautiful Serena
Rapid Uptempo beginning which settles into a cool Bolero groove



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Saint Mongo
Spoken word Jazz with a Afro Cuban twist



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Song for Meekie
A dirge followed by my take on a "Second Line" vibe.



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Tunji
Drums & Sax



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Fire
The Fire Element



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Water
The Water Element



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Wind
The Air Element



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Away
soothing melodic statement accompanied by pulsating drums



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Acoustic View
A hypnotic melodic rhythmic vibe



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Glide
just a subtle little vibe



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One for Horace and Billy
SOul JAzz



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E'yae
A fiery jazz number inspired by the drum riff...



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Thoughts of you
Subtle Samba



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Thoughts of things within
Acappella vocals and spoken word with natural sounds of our environment



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Spiritual Things
Retro MLM groove w/poetic verse



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Gogo Swang
That "crazy cool" Mid-Atlantic feel



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Mr. MMD
Drum Solo



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Dance Women of Shulam
Reggae Jazz w/ Spoken Word



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Soon I will be done
Classic jazz, meets Classic Soul & Spoken Word



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Flowers Stolen from the yards of old folks
Be Bop with a lyrical tale



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The Rhythm
6/8 swing and some deep verse



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Those who keep spirits alive
poetry & jazz



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Kundi
Kora, Bass, & Drums



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Dialy
Kora, Bass, & Drums



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Kaella
Kora, Bass, & Drums



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They Want to Know
Kora, Bass, & Drums



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Mama Papa
Kora, Bass, & Drums



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Alpha
Free Jazz



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DMD Compact Disc Online
Sankofa
A collection of Drum based tracks

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DMD Compact Disc Online
Sound Machine 2010 & Beyond
A collection of Percussion based grooves

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DMD Compact Disc Online
Hammer, Brush, & Bucket
A collection of Drum Based tracks

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DMD Compact Disc Online
Afrodisiac
A collection of percussion based tracks

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9/6/2010 2:23:34 PM
Hi!Just to say keep on with the good work.
PEACE
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Chandra Moon

8/23/2010 9:06:08 AM
I've just been to the most amazing Kora Festival this weekend in Brighton UK - you'd have loved it!! I've put lots of photos up on Facebook if you're interested. Find me as Chandra Moon. Best wishes.



Marcus L. Miller

5/20/2010 2:50:13 PM
For latest Marcus L. Miller info, please go to http://marcusmillerdrums.com



Marcus L. Miller

5/20/2010 2:48:06 PM
Thank you for linking to my page:
Marc Ceccotti
Paolo de Manincor
Little Red King
Bryon Tosoff
Nice Station
Up to the light ?
Spoken
Affinity ties

Films Music
Mirror 5
MCPREV
MUSIC IS TRUTH
Cup of Joe
eYe
Singularity




Marcus L. Miller

5/20/2010 2:46:00 PM
Thanks to all the stations who have added my tracks and thank you all for listening.



Bryon Tosoff

4/21/2010 12:29:27 AM
dig your groovin tunes,. love the whole happening vibe on both your tunes. great listen
bryon




Third Stream

7/16/2009 6:25:25 PM
Listen to your tunes twice just because I liked them so much-!! World class chops and ideas... 5 Stars *****



JazzXpress Caravan

2/21/2009 1:11:56 AM
Marcus L. Miller love your tracks with the World/Jazz ensemble Freedom Jazz Movement . Bring it on!
Cheers
Helen




Geoff Lapp Trio

8/11/2008 6:05:07 PM
Just tuned in to your music..just great. Really dig it

Thanks

Geoff Lapp




Marcus L. Miller

2/7/2007 1:30:09 AM
Newsletter Date
Volume 1, Issue 3
February 2007
MarcusMillerDrums

Greetings! Here we are in the midst of another Black History month celebration. The door of time revolves so quickly these days…

WHAT’S THE HAPS?
•I can be found at many libraries and museums throughout Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, and Riverside counties. For a complete list please contact your local library or go to www.marcusmillerdrums.com.
•I would like to thank all of those fans who came out to support in Durham, NC last week. I hope you enjoyed those two nights; they were special. For those of you who missed the the shows featuring my band Freedom Jazz Movement and Chris Botti’s band at the Carolina Theatre, don’t despair, there will b be others
•We’ll be back on the East Coast in May as a part of the Virginia Arts Festival. Look for us with the Lula Washington Dance Theatre. 5-18-07 Attucks Theatre-Norfolk, VA, 5-24-07 Ferguson Center- Newport News, VA
•The wait is just about over. Many of you have been patiently awaiting the release of my next CD. As of March 2007, my newest Universe Soul Records release,”Back Again”, will be available online at itunes, cdbaby, and most online music retailers. Additionally, this month if you go to www.myspace.com/freedomjazzmovement ,you can hear some of the cuts off the new album.
Thanks again for your continued support and please if you like what you hear, pass it on.


WHAT’S THE BUZZ?

This month also marks the beginning of my yearlong Artist in Residence with the CA African-American Museum in Los Angeles. Join us the first Sunday of each month for the Target Family Sundays.
This event will feature a variety of activities for the entire family. I shall conduct drum circles and hold an open forum/discussion on drumming. The Village Drum project is designed to celebrate all of the unique Drum traditions within our local community of Los Angeles.
There will be arts and crafts projects for young and old to parta




Marcus L. Miller

2/7/2007 1:26:48 AM
• Feb 4, 2007 - CA African-American Museum 1-4pm (*Every 1st Sunday of each month)
• Feb 6,2007- Palm Springs Library 7pm
• Feb 9, 2007 - Torrance Civic Center Library 4pm
• Feb 10, 2007 - LaHabra Library 11am
• Feb 13, 2007 - Westwood Library 4pm
• Feb 15, 2007 - Wilmington Branch Library 3:30pm
• Feb 20, 2007 - Temecula Library 4pm
• Feb 21, 2007 - Jackie Robinson Academy 8-10am
• Feb 21, 2007 - Orangewood Children's home 3:30pm
• Feb 22, 2007 - Monrovia Public Library - 3:45pm

• Mar 2, 2007 - Patrick Henry Library 9-11am
• Mar 4, 2007 - CA African-American Museum 1-4pm (*Every 1st Sunday of each month)
• Mar 6, 2007 - Orange Library- El Modena Branch 3:30pm


• Apr 4, 2007 - CA African-American Museum 1-4pm (*Every 1st Sunday of each month)
• Apr 19, 2007 - Marina Del Rey Library 4pm
• Apr 22, 2007 - Huntington Library 11-4pm

• May 6, 2007 - CA African-American Museum 1-4pm (*Every 1st Sunday of each month)
• May 8, 2007 - Apple Valley Library 3:30pm
• May 9, 2007 - Taft Library 3:30pm

• Jun 3, 2007 - CA African-American Museum 1-4pm (*Every 1st Sunday of each month)
• Jun 26, 2007 Huntington Beach Library 12pm

• Jul 1, 2007 - CA African-American Museum 1-4pm (*Every 1st Sunday of each month)
• Jul 11, 2007 - Westminster Library 11am
• Jul 11, 2007 - Rosemead Library 3pm
• Jul 17, 2007 - Westchester Library 4pm
• July 18, 2007 - Downey Library 2pm
• July 25, 2007 - Newport Beach Library 10:301m
• July 25, 2007 - Heritage Park regional Library 3pm


• Aug 1, 2007 - West Garden Grove Library 4pm
• Aug 2, 2007 - Montebello Library 2pm
• Aug 5, 2007 - CA African-American Museum 1-4pm (*Every 1st Sunday of each month)
• Aug 8, 2007 - Chapman Library 4pm
• Aug 13, 2007 - Newport Beach Central Library 10:30am
• Aug 15, 2007 - Palos Verdes Library 4pm
• Aug 16, 2007 - Newport Beach Library 10:30am

• Sep 2, 2007 - CA African-American Museum 1-4pm (*Every 1st Sunday of each month)

• Oct 7, 2007 - CA African-American Muse



 

       

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Artist/percussionist Marcus L. Miller is preparing to bring his quartet Freedom Jazz Movement to perform at the Vladivostock music festival on Novemebr 12, 2015. Before heading abroad, they will perform a couple of local concerts in the Los Angeles area. On Sunday August 23, 2015, at 2:00 PM, the group will be in concert at St. Elmo Village. On Saturday October 10, 2015, at 3:00 PM, the group will perform at the William Grant Still art center.

The group will be in concert performance on Wednesday September 16, 2015, 8 PM at the Smith Center in Las Vegas, NV with the Lula Washington Dance Theatre.

For a complete list of calendar events and more information, please go to www.marcusmillerdrums.com or www.universeoulrecords.com. Thank you
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