Miles Black (born April 13, 1966) is a Canadian jazz pianist.

Early life

With a guitarist for a father, Black heard plenty of music around the house. Musicians came by, jam sessions broke out, and Black grew up wanting to play an instrument with his father. When he was eleven years old, he studied classical music on piano. Three years later he was performing in public. By the age of 18, he had worked as a bassist, guitarist, saxophonist, vocalist, film composer, music therapist, and music director of the C.A.S.T. Theatre Company

Career

In 1987, Black moved to

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. He taught piano at

Capilano College Capilano University (CapU) is a teaching-focused public university based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located on the slopes of the North Shore Mountains, with programming that also serves the Sea-to-Sky Corridor and the Sunshi ...

in Vancouver from 1990 to 1996 and toured Canada in 1996 with his quartet. He played piano and keyboards for musical theatre and recording sessions for television and film. He has written over 350 songs with vocalist Glenda Rae and has produced music instructional software. He has been a member of

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and Altered Laws with saxophonist

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. Black has also worked with Carl Allen,

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, and

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Discography

As leader or co-leader

* ''Purple Phase'' (1991) * ''Larger Than Life'' with

(1992) * ''Spin Cycle'' (1995) * ''Silent Night: Traditional Carols'' (Ancient Echoes Music, 2002) * ''Rooms Within'' (Morton Davis Productions, 2005) * ''Two'' (Carltunes, 2006) * ''Synergy'' with

(Artist Jazz, 2006) * ''Outsiders'' with Altered Laws (2007) * ''Metaphora'' with Altered Laws (2007) * ''Some Enchanted Evening'' (Cellar Live, 2008) * ''Storybook'' with Jennifer Scott (2009) * ''Escorial'' with Rene Worst (MBRW, 2010) * ''Live at the Cellar'' with Grant Stewart (2013) * ''Broadway'' with

(Cellar Live)

References

External links

Official website
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