Jamal Millner (born February 26, 1971) is an American guitarist from

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...

, who was a member of the band 5x5 led by

Corey Harris Corey Harris (born February 21, 1969, in Denver, Colorado, United States) is an American blues and reggae musician, currently residing in Charlottesville, Virginia. Along with Keb' Mo' and Alvin Youngblood Hart, he raised the flag of acousti ...

Early life

His parents went to "lots of shows". When he was four they took him to a Taj Mahal (musician), Taj Mahal show and he got up on stage and played his plastic guitar. This was his very first "gig".

Discography

As leader

* ''Phatness'' (1997)

As sideman

*2018 : ''To Everyone in All the World: A Celebration of Pete Seeger'' -

John McCutcheon John McCutcheon (born August 14, 1952) is an American folk music singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has produced 41 albums since the 1970s. He is regarded as a master of the hammered dulcimer, and is also proficient on many other i ...

- Guitar (Electric) *2015 : ''Live! From Turtle Island'' -

- Composer *2009 : ''Chioggia Beat'' - Morwenna Lasko - Engineer, Guitar (Electric) *2003 : ''Box of the Blues'' - Various artists - Producer, Guitar *2003 : ''

Mississippi to Mali ''Mississippi to Mali'' is an album by Corey Harris. It was released in 2003 through Rounder Records Rounder Records is an independent record label founded in 1970 in Somerville, Massachusetts by Marian Leighton Levy, Ken Irwin, and Bill Nowlin ...

'' - Corey Harris - Engineer, Photography *2003 : ''Sleeping Lines'' - Plink - Guitar *2002 : ''

Downhome Sophisticate ''Downhome Sophisticate'' is an album by the American blues musician Corey Harris, released in 2002. The album peaked at No. 4 on ''Billboards Blues Albums chart. Harris promoted the album by touring with his band, 5X5. Production The album was ...

'' - Corey Harris - Producer, Arranger, Composer *2001 : ''Untethered'' - Gar Ragland - Composer *1999 : ''Greens from the Garden'' - Corey Harris and the 5x5 - Guitar, Producer, Arranger *1999 : ''Live at the End of the World'' - Baaba Seth - Producer *1996 : ''Between White and Black'' - Barbara Martin - Bottleneck Guitar

References

External links

Interview with Millner by ''Grown Folks Music''
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