Phil Miller: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
m add {{Use dmy dates}} |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{other people}} |
{{other people}} |
||
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} |
|||
{{More citations needed|date=October 2017}} |
{{More citations needed|date=October 2017}} |
||
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> |
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> |
||
Line 24: | Line 25: | ||
He was born in [[Chipping Barnet|Barnet]], [[Hertfordshire]]. Self-taught on guitar, Miller formed his first band, [[Delivery (band)|Delivery]], at age 17, which backed [[blues]] musicians playing at [[Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club]] in London.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/dec/29/phil-miller-obituary|title=Phil Miller obituary|first=Doug|last=Boyle|date=December 29, 2017|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> |
He was born in [[Chipping Barnet|Barnet]], [[Hertfordshire]]. Self-taught on guitar, Miller formed his first band, [[Delivery (band)|Delivery]], at age 17, which backed [[blues]] musicians playing at [[Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club]] in London.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/dec/29/phil-miller-obituary|title=Phil Miller obituary|first=Doug|last=Boyle|date=December 29, 2017|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> |
||
In the 1970s he was a founding member of [[Matching Mole]], [[Hatfield and the North]] and [[National Health]]. In later years he was a member of [[Short Wave (band)|Short Wave]] (with [[Hugh Hopper]], [[Pip Pyle]], and [[Didier Malherbe]]), and [[In Cahoots]] with [[Richard Sinclair]], [[Elton Dean]], [[Peter Lemer]], and Pip Pyle.<ref name="AM">{{cite web|title =Phil Miller: Biography |publisher=Allmusic |first=Jim |last=Dorsch| url ={{ |
In the 1970s he was a founding member of [[Matching Mole]], [[Hatfield and the North]] and [[National Health]]. In later years he was a member of [[Short Wave (band)|Short Wave]] (with [[Hugh Hopper]], [[Pip Pyle]], and [[Didier Malherbe]]), and [[In Cahoots]] with [[Richard Sinclair]], [[Elton Dean]], [[Peter Lemer]], and Pip Pyle.<ref name="AM">{{cite web|title =Phil Miller: Biography |publisher=Allmusic |first=Jim |last=Dorsch| url ={{|class=artist|id=p11196/biography|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate =2010-05-17}}</ref> In 2005 and 2006, Miller toured with a re-united Hatfield and the North. Miller also performed and recorded extensively in solo projects. |
||
Miller died on 18 October 2017 in London from cancer.<ref name="auto"/> |
Miller died on 18 October 2017 in London from cancer.<ref name="auto"/> |
Revision as of 08:02, 17 April 2022
This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2017) |
Phil Miller | |
---|---|
Background information | |
Birth name | Philip Paul Miller |
Born | Barnet, Hertfordshire, England | 22 January 1949
Died | 18 October 2017 | (aged 68)
Genres | Jazz fusion, progressive rock, experimental |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Guitar |
Philip Paul Miller (22 January 1949 – 18 October 2017)[1] was an English progressive rock/jazz guitarist and a central part of the Canterbury scene.
He was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire. Self-taught on guitar, Miller formed his first band, Delivery, at age 17, which backed blues musicians playing at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London.[2] In the 1970s he was a founding member of Matching Mole, Hatfield and the North and National Health. In later years he was a member of Short Wave (with Hugh Hopper, Pip Pyle, and Didier Malherbe), and In Cahoots with Richard Sinclair, Elton Dean, Peter Lemer, and Pip Pyle.[3] In 2005 and 2006, Miller toured with a re-united Hatfield and the North. Miller also performed and recorded extensively in solo projects.
Miller died on 18 October 2017 in London from cancer.[2]
Discography
Year | Artist | Title |
1970 | Carol Grimes & Delivery | Fools Meeting |
1972 | Caravan | Waterloo Lily |
1972 | Matching Mole | Matching Mole |
1972 | Matching Mole | Little Red Record |
1973 | Coxhill/Miller | Miller/Coxhill |
1974 | Hatfield and the North | Hatfield & the North |
1975 | Hatfield and the North | The Rotters’ Club |
1978 | National Health | National Health |
1978 | National Health | Of Queues and Cures |
1980 | Hatfield and the North | Afters |
1982 | Gowen/Miller/Sinclair/Tomkins | Before A Word Is Said |
1982 | National Health | D.S. Al Coda |
1986 | Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin | Up from the Dark |
1987 | Phil Miller | Cutting Both Ways |
1988 | Geoff Leigh and Frank Wuyts | From Here to Drums |
1988 | Phil Miller | Split Seconds |
1990 | National Health | Complete |
1991 | Phil Miller/In Cahoots | Live 1986–1989 |
1991 | Phil Miller | Digging In |
1992 | Phil Miller/Fred Baker | Double Up |
1993 | Phil Miller/In Cahoots | Live in Japan |
1993 | Hatfield and the North | Live 90 |
1993 | Short Wave | Short Wave Live |
1994 | Phil Miller/In Cahoots | Recent Discoveries |
1994 | Matching Mole | BBC Radio 1 In Concert |
1994 | Robert Wyatt | Flotsam Jetsam (Matching Mole) |
1995 | Miller + Hopper | Unsettled Scores |
1996 | National Health | Missing Pieces |
1996 | Phil Miller/In Cahoots | Parallel |
1998 | Pip Pyle | 7 Year Itch |
1999 | Mark Hewins | Rebela |
2001 | In Cahoots | Out of the Blue |
2003 | Phil Miller/In Cahoots | All That |
2005 | Hatfield and the North | Hatwise Choice |
2006 | Hatfield and the North | Hattitude |
2006 | Phil Miller/In Cahoots | Conspiracy Theories |
2011 | Phil Miller/In Cahoots | Mind Over Matter |
Filmography
- 2015: Romantic Warriors III: Canterbury Tales (DVD)
References
- ^ "Canterbury Legend Phil Miller Remembered". Teamrock.com. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b Boyle, Doug (29 December 2017). "Phil Miller obituary" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Dorsch, Jim. "Phil Miller: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
External links
- Official website
- Biography at Calyx, the Canterbury website
- Interview with Phil Miller at allaboutjazz.com
- Phil Miller Discography
- Canterbury Music Family Tree
- 1949 births
- 2017 deaths
- Canterbury scene
- English jazz guitarists
- English male guitarists
- English rock guitarists
- Lead guitarists
- Progressive rock guitarists
- People from Chipping Barnet
- Musicians from Hertfordshire
- Hatfield and the North members
- Delivery (band) members
- In Cahoots members
- Matching Mole members
- National Health members
- British male jazz musicians
- English musician stubs