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Miller, David Clair was born in 1955 in Oxford, Nebraska, ENTERTAINMENT0. Son of James George and Velma May (Gordanier) Miller.
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David Clair Miller, Music educator. Recipient scholarship U. South Florida, Tampa, 1978-1980; fellow U. Mississippi, Oxford, 1985-1986. Member International Association Jazz Educators, College Music Society (southern chapter Premiere Performance of Composition 1989), Society of Composers (Performanceof Compositions 1989), Louisiana Composers Guild.
Education
Certified, Berklee College Music, Boston, 1975; Bachelor, U. South Florida, 1981; Master of Music, U. South Florida, 1984; Doctor of Arts, U. Mississippi, 1986.
Career
Graduate teaching assistant, U. South Florida, Tampa, 1981-1982;
adjunct faculty, U. South Florida, Tampa, 1982-1983;
graduate instructor, U. Mississippi, Oxford, 1983-1986;
assistant professor music, Alcorn State University, Lorman, Mississippi, since 1986. Adjunct Professor St. Leo College, Florida, 1982. Jazz announcer Station WUSF, Tampa, 1983.
Professional trumpet player, United States and Europe, since 1970. Band leader, performer (paino, trumpet) Professional Jazz Bands, Mississippi, since 1984. Jazz festival director Annual Alcorn State University Jazz Fest, Lorman, since 1988.
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Member International Association Jazz Educators, College Music Society (southern chapter Premiere Performance of Composition 1989), Society of Composers (Performanceof Compositions 1989), Louisiana Composers Guild.
