Jamal Millner
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Jamal Millner is a guitar player from West Virginia
, known best for his tenure with the 5x5, a blues band led by Corey Harris
.
and Afro-Appalachain banjo master Uncle John Homer. Jamal also spent a considerable amount of his childhood in Newark, New Jersey where he was heavily exposed to early Hip Hop culture (rhyming, breakdancing and graffiti) as well as jazz. Jamal studied blues guitar and vocals with WV blues master Nat Reese throughout his childhood. Jamal made his professional debut performance at age 14 with keyboardist and trumpeter Deaton Jones. He was also a member of the Bluefield State College Jazz ensemble under the direction of Don Caruth while still attending Bluefield High School.
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Jamal received his degree from The University of Virginia in African-American Studies/Music in 1993. Mr. Millner studied with noted scholars and musicians Nat Reese, John Jackson, Howard Armstrong, Martin Williams (ed. Smithsonian collection of Classic Jazz), Roland Wiggins (jazz theoretician), Walter Ross, Scott DeVeaux, Judith Shatin and John D'earth
. As a member of the 5x5, toured extensively throughout Europe, Canada, Africa, and Australia. He has been the regular guitarist for the John D'earth ensemble since 1995. Jamal is also a founding member of the band Phatness.
Good Day Better (Benyaro Records) 2010
Selected by Relix Magazine as one of the top 10 up and coming albums/artist for 2011.
'COREY HARRIS 5x5'
Mississippi to Mali (Rounder Records) 2003
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downhome_Sophisticate (Rounder Records) 2002
Received 4 stars in Rolling Stone.
Greens From the Garden (Alligator Records) 2000 Acclaimed by Rolling Stone as one of the best albums of 2000.
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Live At The End of The World (Butros Butros Groove) 1999
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, known best for his tenure with the 5x5, a blues band led by Corey Harris
Corey Harris
Corey Harris is an American blues and reggae musician, currently residing in Virginia. Along with Keb' Mo' and Alvin Youngblood Hart, he raised the flag of acoustic guitar blues in the mid 1990s...
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Early life
Jamal was given his first guitar at the age of 3 years old. As a 5 year old, he appeared playing banjo in a Yale University documentary entitled Banjo Man (out of print) with musicians Taj MahalTaj Mahal
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and Afro-Appalachain banjo master Uncle John Homer. Jamal also spent a considerable amount of his childhood in Newark, New Jersey where he was heavily exposed to early Hip Hop culture (rhyming, breakdancing and graffiti) as well as jazz. Jamal studied blues guitar and vocals with WV blues master Nat Reese throughout his childhood. Jamal made his professional debut performance at age 14 with keyboardist and trumpeter Deaton Jones. He was also a member of the Bluefield State College Jazz ensemble under the direction of Don Caruth while still attending Bluefield High School.
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Jamal received his degree from The University of Virginia in African-American Studies/Music in 1993. Mr. Millner studied with noted scholars and musicians Nat Reese, John Jackson, Howard Armstrong, Martin Williams (ed. Smithsonian collection of Classic Jazz), Roland Wiggins (jazz theoretician), Walter Ross, Scott DeVeaux, Judith Shatin and John D'earth
John D'earth
John D'earth is an American post bop/hard bop jazz trumpeter born in Holliston, Massachusetts has appeared on recordings by Dave Matthews and Bruce Hornsby as well as recording a number of CDs on his own. D'earth attended Harvard University briefly only to drop out and pursue his musical career....
. As a member of the 5x5, toured extensively throughout Europe, Canada, Africa, and Australia. He has been the regular guitarist for the John D'earth ensemble since 1995. Jamal is also a founding member of the band Phatness.
Selected Credits
'BENYARO'Good Day Better (Benyaro Records) 2010
Selected by Relix Magazine as one of the top 10 up and coming albums/artist for 2011.
'COREY HARRIS 5x5'
Mississippi to Mali (Rounder Records) 2003
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downhome_Sophisticate (Rounder Records) 2002
Received 4 stars in Rolling Stone.
Greens From the Garden (Alligator Records) 2000 Acclaimed by Rolling Stone as one of the best albums of 2000.
BAABA SETH
Live At The End of The World (Butros Butros Groove) 1999
External links
- Interview with Millner by Grown Folks Music
- Jamal Millner at albumcredits.com
- Top 10 Grey Streets of Dave Mathews Bandhttp://www.weeklydavespeak.com/wds_stuff/articles_and_columns/top_10_grey_streets
- Grey Street Mp3 7.23.2004 Downloadhttp://www.dontburnthepig.org/downloads/2007/1/1/grey-street-mp3.html
- http://thompsondearth.com/home.html