Mark Christian Miller Trio With Karen Hammack And Chris Conner at The Merc

Miller has a rich voice full of nuance and shadings. Combined with his effortless talent for melodic invention, he casts a new light on vintage under-the-radar standards with updated, modern arrangements by rising jazz stars, Josh Nelson and Jamieson Trotter. Miller is an effortless storyteller. He takes liberties with time, phrasing, and melody, but he never needs extraneous vocal ornamentation to communicate a lyric. Adept at a wide range of emotional tones, Miller can swing like a 1930’s big band singer in tunes like “Cheek to Cheek,” and can also convey a deep sense of longing in ballads like “April Fooled Me” and “Second Chance.”...

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Miller has a rich voice full of nuance and shadings. Combined with his effortless talent for melodic invention, he casts a new light on vintage under-the-radar standards with updated, modern arrangements by rising jazz stars, Josh Nelson and Jamieson Trotter. Miller is an effortless storyteller. He takes liberties with time, phrasing, and melody, but he never needs extraneous vocal ornamentation to communicate a lyric. Adept at a wide range of emotional tones, Miller can swing like a 1930’s big band singer in tunes like “Cheek to Cheek,” and can also convey a deep sense of longing in ballads like “April Fooled Me” and “Second Chance.”

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