Word: miller
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...first we actually hated each other,” Miller says. “Each one of us wanted to be the ‘baddest’ sax player. But then when you didn’t play well, you’d practice and show up better next week...
When he arrived on the Harvard campus, Miller employed the sames kind of drive to ensure that he developed a set of skills other than music so that he’d be financially stable in the future. For him, that skill set was mathematical. His math concentration took up a lot of time, and Miller, feeling uninspired by Harvard’s jazz scene, took a break from his saxophone...
Fortunately, Miller didn’t completely lose touch with his music. After his junior summer he realized how integral it was to his life and reprioritized so as to be able to devote himself to it. He started performing around campus with pianist Malcolm G. Campbell ’10. He also picked up a gig in New York, where he plays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. every Monday before catching a 7 a.m. bus back for his Tuesday morning classes...
...have to recalibrate the rest of my week,” Miller says. “That’s just the life. But it’s a worthwhile endeavor...
...Though Miller couldn’t fully explain what that meant for his own sound, he did start singing “I Will Survive” in the Pforzheimer dining hall, suggesting that he, like his style, has a certain presence...