Barry Miles (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Born | March 28, 1947 |
| Genres | Jazz, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, pianist, composer, producer, arranger, author |
| Instruments | Keyboards |
| Years active | 1956–present |
| Website |
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Barry Miles (born March 28, 1947 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American pianist, drummer, composer, producer, arranger and author.
Miles was born in Newark, New Jersey and grew up in North Plainfield, New Jersey.
He joined the musicians union at age nine in 1956 as a child prodigy drummer/pianist/vibist appearing with Miles Davis and John Coltrane among other talents of the day live and on TV shows including To Tell The Truth, Dick Van Dyke's variety show, and The Andy Williams Show. He made his solo artist debut recording at age fourteen in 1961, "Miles Of Genius", as drummer and composer with sidemen Al Hall and Duke Jordan. Miles continued to perform with his own band in the early 1960s in which he composed the material that enabled up and coming talents such as Woody Shaw, Eddie Gómez and Robin Kenyatta to display their talents.
He wrote the instruction book, "Twelve Themes With Improvisations", published in 1963 by Belwin-Mills, and currently out of print.
While a student at Princeton University, Miles concentrated his efforts on his piano playing, recording a live album in 1966 entitled Barry Miles Presents His Syncretic Compositions. He applied the philosophical term "syncretic" to music, defining the process of melding any combination of musical influences and styles together in the improvisational jazz idiom with originality. The combination of Miles's early jazz influences, his early Rock and roll background from the late 1950s and early 1960s, and his innovative "melting pot of musical styles" concept, resulted in this recording.
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