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.
Personal Details
Movies (47)
We Want the Funk!
as Self
2025
Marcus Miller @ TSF Jazz Chantilly Festival 2025
2025
Candy Cane Lane
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2023
'Round Miles: A Miles Davis Documentary
as Himself
2022
Beneath the Bassline - Lost Backstage
as Self
2021
Safety
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2020
Quincy Jones: A Musical Celebration in Paris
as Self
2019
Marcus Miller: Jazz à la Villette 2019
as bass
2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician
2019
Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 - Remember Claude Nobs
as Self
2019
Marcus Miller - Laid Black Tour - Estival Jazz Lugano
2019
Marcus Miller - Leverkusener Jazztage 2017
2017
Marshall
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2017
Marcus Miller - Leverkusener Jazztage 2015
2015
Marcus Miller: North Sea Jazz Festival
as Himself
2015
Marcus
as Self
2015
About Last Night
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2014
Marcus Miller - Montreux Jazz Festival 2013
as basso, clarinetto basso
2013
Marcus Miller - Leverkusener Jazztage 2012
as Self
2012
Marcus Miller - Live at Jazz in Marciac 2012
as Self
2012
Mardi Gras: Spring Break
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2011
Marcus Miller in Gdansk, on the Festival of Solidarity of Arts
2011
Tribute to Miles - Jazz à Vienne
as Himself
2011
Mozdzer (Solidarity of Arts. Gdansk. 2010)
2010
Marcus Miller - Tutu Revisited
as Self
2010
SMV: Stanley Clarke Marcus Miller Victor Wooten Jazz a Vienne 2009
2009
Good Hair
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2009
Clarke-Miller-Wooten "S.M.V. Live In Spain"
as Himself
2009
Marcus Miller - Lugano Estival Jazz
2008
This Christmas
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2007
I Think I Love My Wife
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2007
Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades
as Himself
2006
King's Ransom
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2005
Marcus Miller – Power Of Soul
as Bass
2004
Breakin' All the Rules
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2004
Marcus Miller, Mike Stern, Scott Henderson - Leverkusen Jazztage Festival
2003
Head of State
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2003
Deliver Us from Eva
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2003
Marcus Miller - AVO Session
2003
Serving Sara
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2002
Two Can Play That Game
Music (Sound)
2001
Marcus Miller - In Concert: Ohne Filter
2001
The Trumpet of the Swan
Music (Sound)
2001
David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session
as Self
2001
The Ladies Man
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2000
David Sanborn & Friends - The Super Session II
1999
Lethal Weapon 4
Additional Music (Crew)
1998
