Artist description Freedom Jazz Movement is lead by drummer/composer Marcus Lamar Miller. The music is a blend of traditional African rhythms, jazz, and contemporary funk. Most of the music is composed for dance, but in it is heard Miller's unique musical voice.

Music Style folk, spiritual, blues

Musical Influences Elvin Jones, John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Prince, Sting, Andre Crouch, Jimi Hendrix, Lester Young, Roy Haynes, Louis Armstrong, Bird, Diz, Babatunde Olatunji, Billy Higgins, Horace Tapscott, Clarence Johnston, Mickey Hart & Jerry Garcia, Duane Allman, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Stevie Wonder

Similar Artists Respect to Clarence Clemons. We come from the same tribe.

Artist History The band was formed in 1998 and has performed throughout the Los Angeles area playing at such venues as the John Anson Ford theatre & the Luckman theatre in collaboration with choreographers Lula Washington, daughter Tamica Washington-Miller,& Winifred Harris.

Group Members Marcus Lamar Miller with Special guests

Instruments Drums/ percussion/ organ/keyboard/piano/vocals-MLM Piano-Michael Hyde, Bass-Nickel, Saxophone, Recorder-Bobby Bryant

Albums Los Angeles View Suite, Lamar, It's Miller Time

Press Reviews Freedom Jazz Movement The art forms of Music and Dance have the unique power and ability to make our bodies move and to free our minds. Jazz is the one form that utilizes improvisation allowing for freedom in creative thought and expression. Movement embodies all that is creative and free flowing; no constraints or bounds. The combination of these two elements results in the harmonious mixture known as Freedom Jazz Movement. The name says it all...Freedom attained through jazz expressed in movement. Drummer/composer Marcus L. Miller formed this group in 1998 as a vehicle for music he had written for choreographed dance pieces. Each song tells a story that is expressed through a dancer’s movement. The goal musically is to create music that blends the drumming traditions of Africa with the beats synonomous to the African-American tradition of jazz. The music only tells half the story. Dance is the other essential ingredient. The relationship between the dancer and drummer is at the heart of the music. Marcus has collaborated with dancers/choreographers Lula Washington, Tamica Washington-Miller, and Winifred Harris to create many of his pieces. The harmony exists between the dancer and drummer and gives way for divine intervention. When the two are one, they are free. The group features drummer Marcus L. Miller with alto saxophonist Bobby Bryant and accompaning bass and piano. Their debut CD “Los Angeles View Suite” was composed for a dance created by choreographer Lula Washington. The music reflects many of the sounds and rhythms heard throughout various sectors of Los Angeles. Freedom Jazz Movement exists to give back to those who have come before us. By playing rhythms with antiquitous inceptions, we keep alive the spirit of our ancestors. Their hearts beat as the drum pounds, and their spirit illuminates through the movements of the dancer.

Additional Info Tamar productions- (310) 493-2851

Location Inglewood, CA - USA

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