Birth name J. Gregory Miller Name J. Miller | Role Musical Artist | |
Occupation(s) Horn player, composer, music arranger Instruments Horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium Associated acts The Who, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra, The United States Army Field Band Genres Classical music, Popular music | ||
J. Gregory Miller is an American horn player, composer and music arranger.
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Early years
J. Greg "JG" Miller was born in Colorado into a non-musical family and grew up in Mohnton, Pennsylvania. He played with the Reading Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra and graduated from Mifflin High School in Berks County. Miller attended the University of Rochester in pre-med, but changed majors and graduated in music performance and music education from the Eastman School of Music. He completed a Master of Music degree at the University of Arizona and then moved to Los Angeles where he received a doctorate degree in musical arts from the University of Southern California. Important teachers and influences include Daniel Katzen, James Thatcher, Peter Kurau, Kendall Betts and Erwin Chandler.
Career
Miller has performed with a number of ensembles and orchestras, including the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariachi Sol de Mexico, the Desert Symphony, the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, and the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. He also has recorded in Hollywood studios on several films. In 2012–13, he toured with the British rock band The Who on the Quadrophenia and More tour and played with the band at the 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden in New York City. While on The Who's Quadrophenia tour, Miller played trumpet, horn, flugelhorn, mellophone, trombone, and euphonium, covering the original work of John Entwistle on the Quadrophenia album.
He is a member of The United States Army Field Band horn section.
J. Greg writes and arranges music in popular, commercial, military and classical styles which has been performed internationally. He also has worked as a horn maker and welder for Lawson Horns. He currently is Vice President of Veritas Musica Publishing.
Awards
Miller has been recognized with the 2011 Brandon P. Merhle Award for Distinguished Service from the University of Southern California. He has also received the 2007 President's Award for Community Outreach from the University of Arizona.
Compositions
Selected compositions include:
Recordings
Selected recordings include:
La Musica by José Hernández (musician) 2012
Barcelonazo by Jorge Liderman, 2008, Bridge Records