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Marcus Miller is a Funk and Jazz act. Their catalogue also touches Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of The Soul Searchers, Wynton Kelly, Wayman Tisdale, Meshell Ndegeocello and Take 6. Those roots explain a lot about how Marcus Miller arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Victor Wooten, Billy Cobham, Nathan East, The Brecker Brothers and Dave Grusin, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Thundercat, Naomi Sharon, Victor Wooten, Pino Palladino and Dhafer Youssef, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around Marcus Miller, reaching back through The Soul Searchers and forward to Thundercat. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Marcus Miller connections
Marcus Miller grew out of The Soul Searchers, Wynton Kelly, Wayman Tisdale and Meshell Ndegeocello, shares an orbit with Victor Wooten, Billy Cobham, Nathan East and The Brecker Brothers, went on to shape Thundercat, Naomi Sharon, Victor Wooten and Pino Palladino. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Marcus Miller
Sounds and acts that shaped Marcus Miller.
- The Soul Searchersartist
- Wynton Kellyartist
- Wayman Tisdaleartist
- Meshell Ndegeocelloartist
- Take 6artist
- Gretchen Parlatoartist
- Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchersartist
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- Chuck Brownartist
- Nao Yoshiokaartist
- Macy Grayartist
- Corinne Bailey Raeartist
- James Jamersonartist
- Larry Grahamartist
- George Dukeartist
Artists similar to Marcus Miller
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Marcus Miller.
Bands Marcus Miller shaped
Where the influence of Marcus Miller travelled next.
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- Naomi Sharonartist
- Victor Wootenartist
- Pino Palladinoartist
- Dhafer Youssefartist
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