Duncan Millar

Duncan's Music Has Been Called “a Rarity Smooth-Jazz With Soul”. He's Not Done Much Soul Since Early Days With UK Soul-Star Geno Washington And Artists On Paul Weller's Respond Label But As A Berklee Grad Raised On Oscar Peterson And Herbie Hancock Duncan's Soul Has Always Been In Jazz. Arriving Back In London However Almost His Next Musical Foray Was In A Pop Duo Blue Mercedes An Unexpected Move Maybe But It Produced A Five-Week #1 U.S. Dance Hit. Later As A Producer He Had Further Club-Hits Including Under The Name Exoterix The First-Ever Release On Hip EMI Dance Label Positiva And Worked With Many Different Acts Including An Embryonic Down To The Bone. When Acid-Jazz Arrived Duncan Began Once Again To Explore His Jazz Side As A Player And A Producer Under The Name A-One. Appearances Of Album-Tracks On Many U.S. Compilations Led To Two Smooth-Jazz Albums Under His Own Name Dream Your Dream And Good To Go On Instinct Records NYC Which Featured A Less Electronic Full-Band Sound. A MOBO Nomination As Best UK Jazz Act Followed Plus U.S Smooth-Jazz Chart Placements Also Still-Continuing Radio-Play There And Internationally On Stations Such As Jazz FM And Performances At Venues Such As London's Jazz Café. Now After An Over-Long Sabbatical Duncan Has Re-Emerged With A New Album “Fresh Air” Due For Release In Feb 2013. Fresh Because The Piano-Focused Tracks Reflect New-Found Musical Influences. Also Because In A Changed Musical-World Duncan Has Forged Fresh Ways Of Working Such As Self-Producing His Album And Releasing It On New Boutique Label Warmday Records. Duncan Returns With Ten Enticing New Tracks. Filled Out By A Full Band Comprising Some Of London’s Leading Jazz And Funk Musicians Including Sax And Trumpet The Keyboard-Led Melodies Take You On A Journey Through A Range Of Sensuous Moods And Grooves Ranging From Funk To Slow-Samba To Jazz-Waltz. Free Tracks From His New Album Can Be Downloaded At His Official Album-Website Www.Freshairalbum.Com. For More Information About Duncan See Also Www.Duncanmillar.Com read less