Phil Miller
English progressive rock/jazz guitarist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Birth name | Philip Paul Miller |
Born | (1949-01-22)22 January 1949 Barnet, Hertfordshire, England |
Died | 18 October 2017(2017-10-18) (aged 68) |
Genres | Jazz fusion, progressive rock, experimental |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
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]