Max Miller (jazz musician)

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Max Miller
Max Miller
Background information
Birth name	Edward Maxwell Miller
Born	(1911-11-17)November 17, 1911 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	November 13, 1985(1985-11-13) (aged 73)
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Piano, vibraphone
Years active	1927–70
Labels	Columbia, Life, Gold Seal

Edward Maxwell Miller (November 17, 1911 – November 13, 1985) was an American jazz pianist and vibraphone player. He had a forty year career that peaked in the 1940s and '50s. Many of his compositions use extended chord harmonies, polyphony, and polytonality and were influenced by Stravinsky, Bartók, and Hindemith.