Timothy Lee Miller | composer
Grade 3 — Medium
Winter (2012)
Big band: 5 4 4, guitar, piano, bass, drums
Duration: 7'
Premiered in August 2012 by the Vermont Jazz Ensemble at Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, Vermont.
Grade 4 — Medium-Advanced
Bright Morning Star (2015)
Big band: Solo alto sax feature: 6 4 4, guitar, piano, bass, drums
Duration: 6'
Premiered June 8, 2016, by Diane Moser's Composers Big Band at Trumpets Jazz Club, Montclair, New Jersey.
Giant Steps (arr. 2024) NEW!
Big band: 5 4 4, guitar, piano, bass, drums, vibraphone
Duration: 6'
White Christmas (arr. 2023)
Big band: 5 4 4, guitar, piano, bass, drums
(also available for wind ensemble)
Duration: c. 4'
Grade 5 — Advanced
Hot Miami Nights (2001)
Big band: 5 4 4, guitar, piano, bass, drums, congas & bongos
Duration: 5'
Premiered July 2014 by Diane Moser's Composers Big Band at Trumpets Jazz Club, Montclair, New Jersey.
Recorded in Havana, Cuba, in November 2015 and released by PARMA Recordings on ABRAZO: The Havana Sessions.
Jordu (arr. 1989)
Big band: 5 4 4, guitar, piano, bass, drums
Duration: 5'
Premiered in May 1989 by the University of Miami Big Band under the direction of Whit Sidener.
On An Autumn Day (1990/2015)
Big band: 5 4 4, guitar, piano, bass, drums
(also available for sextet)
Duration: 5'
Premiered as a sextet in August 2011 by the VCFA Jazz Ensemble at Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, Vermont.
Recorded in Havana, Cuba, in November 2015 and released by PARMA Recordings on ABRAZO: The Havana Sessions.
What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) (arr. 2011)
Big band: 5 4 4, guitar, piano, bass, drums
Duration: 5'
Grade 6 — Difficult
Circus On Parade (arr. 2019)
Big band: 5 4 4, guitar, piano, bass, drums, percussion
Duration: 5'
Miles From Home (2012)
Big band: 5 4 4, guitar, piano, bass, drums
Duration: 6'
Premiered on June 8, 2016, by Diane Moser's Composers Big Band at Trumpet's Jazz Club in Montclair, New Jersey.
Traffic Jam (2014)
Big band: 5 4 4, guitar, piano, bass, drums
Duration: 5'
Premiered on July 30, 2014, by Diane Moser's Composers Big Band at Trumpets Jazz Club in Montclair, New Jersey.