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The accompanying style of jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller

Escobar, Adrian Herrera

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Title
The accompanying style of jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller
Author(s)
Escobar, Adrian Herrera
Issue Date
2018
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Stephens, John Chip
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Stephens, John Chip
Committee Member(s)
  • Carrillo, Tito
  • Solis, Gabriel
  • Taube, Heinrich
Department of Study
School of Music
Discipline
Music
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
A.Mus.D. (doctoral)
Keyword(s)
  • Accompanying
  • Mulgrew
  • Miller
  • Comping
  • Jazz
  • Voicings
  • Piano
Language
en
Abstract
Jazz piano students spend most of their time practicing improvisation. However, in a performance situation, between 80 and 90% of the time, the jazz pianist is responsible for accompanying melodies and solos. Furthermore, convincing jazz pianists have the ability to think melodically when comping. Yet, the scholarly literature regarding jazz comping is limited to mainly information about chord voicings. This project will extend further to analyze Mulgrew Miller’s comping in terms of voicings, but also by focusing on relevant aspects of his work such as harmonic rhythm, his interaction with the soloist and the rhythm section, and how all of this relates to the melody. To this end, the document will meticulously analyze seven different tunes and provide support in the form of information extracted from three interviews with masters in the field. The intention of this project is to generate scholarly documentation that will help current and future jazz students understand the process of jazz comping. My hope is that this final project will be published, as no such work on Mulgrew Miller currently exists.
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Copyright 2018 Adrian Herrera Escobar

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