Max Miller (jazz musician)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Edward Maxwell Miller |
| Born | November 17, 1911 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | November 13, 1985 (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.