tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91094507910578798732011-11-27T18:56:02.941-05:00The official site of the MMJQ.jazzernoreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109450791057879873.post-17714050129534797162007-09-18T18:15:00.001-04:002007-09-18T18:17:25.391-04:00Coming soon ... video from the 2007 Detroit International Jazz Festival!<div class="blogger-post-footer">The official site of the MMJQ, the Marcus Miller Jazz Quartet.<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9109450791057879873-1771405012953479716?l=marcus-miller-jazz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jazzernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109450791057879873.post-86300626883776072192007-05-29T19:25:00.001-04:002007-05-29T19:54:08.227-04:00<embed style="width: 700px; height: 570px;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=3042652212660540302&hl=en" id="VideoPlayback" quality="best" bgcolor="#ffffff" scale="noScale" salign="TL" flashvars="playerMode=embedded&amp;autoPlay=true" align="middle"></embed><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br />The Marcus Miller Jazz Quartet had their sellout debut on May 17, 2007. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MMJQ</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> delivered an energetic two-set performance covering jazz standards and modern jazz appealing to all ages.<br /><br />The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">MMJQ</span></span></span></span></span></span> performance featured Detroit area jazz musicians,<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marcus Miller, <span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Saxophone</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ian <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Finkelstein</span></span></span></span>,</span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"></span></span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Keyboards and Vibraphone</span><br />Tony <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Lannen</span></span></span></span></span></span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Bass</span><br />Alexander <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Sloboda</span></span></span></span></span></span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Percussion</span></span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">A special guest appearance by vocalist Ariel Halt warmed the crowd with her exceptional rendition of Nature Boy. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">MMJQ</span></span></span></span> would like to thank the Milford High School faculty and staff for the use of the "Little Theater" for their debut performance.<br /><br />The members of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">MMJQ</span> would also like to thank the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Civic Jazz Ensembles, the educational program that mentored their talent and brought these musicians together. The Civic Jazz Ensembles, a national leader in jazz education, provides students with big band and improvisational training under the guidance of world-renowned jazz artists. The Civic Jazz Ensembles provide Michigan's premiere young jazz musicians with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">pre</span>-professional training that builds upon the great tradition of jazz in Detroit.</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">The official site of the MMJQ, the Marcus Miller Jazz Quartet.<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9109450791057879873-8630062688377607219?l=marcus-miller-jazz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jazzernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109450791057879873.post-37123559159651157252007-05-29T19:06:00.000-04:002007-05-29T20:18:10.457-04:00<embed style="width:700px; height:570px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-1174420031295757216&hl=en" flashvars="autoPlay=true"> </embed><div class="blogger-post-footer">The official site of the MMJQ, the Marcus Miller Jazz Quartet.<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9109450791057879873-3712355915965115725?l=marcus-miller-jazz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jazzernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109450791057879873.post-69791786911152034632007-05-29T19:04:00.000-04:002007-05-29T20:30:43.196-04:00<embed style="width:700px; height:570px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=3979816452360613053&hl=en" flashvars="autoPlay=true"> </embed><div class="blogger-post-footer">The official site of the MMJQ, the Marcus Miller Jazz Quartet.<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9109450791057879873-6979178691115203463?l=marcus-miller-jazz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jazzernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109450791057879873.post-91032044359889041682007-05-25T15:11:00.000-04:002007-05-29T19:21:02.492-04:00Download the MMJQ debut concert audio and video,<span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/mmjq-media/files" style="font-weight: bold;"></a></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://groups.google.com/group/mmjq-media/files" target="page" onclick="window.open('','page','toolbar=0,scrollbars=1,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=1000,height=620,left=50,top=50,titlebar=yes')">MMJQ-audio</a><br /></span>http://groups.google.com/group/mmjq-media/files<br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">The official site of the MMJQ, the Marcus Miller Jazz Quartet.<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9109450791057879873-9103204435988904168?l=marcus-miller-jazz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>jazzernoreply@blogger.com