Written by freelance writer Gwendolyn Rodgers 07/04/04 Washington Park, Chicago was the place this past weekend, where Charles Miller and his band were performing a warm and stimulating act. After years of playing the piano and writing lyrics, Miller has released an exciting jazzy uptempo CD “PETALS OF LOVE.” For more than a decade, Charles Miller has traveled across the nation playing to audiences. The performer explains his love for a live audience is what keeps him going artistically. “The bottom line is my music is loaded with Folk and Jazz. I love the rhythms of Jamaica and the styles of Dennis Brown, Yellowman, Gregory Issac and Bob Marley. Their sounds are reggae and jazz in a sort of funny way. The roots of the music I play are deep in African Roots.” This is quite evident in the lovely lyrics. The voice is gentle and has wonderful range. As the guitar, piano, and flute weave and flow with Miller, the sounds they have created are real wide open. The songs echo and breathe under jazz hints. The members of his band are jazz performers and music teachers, including Charles Miller. The jazz backgrounds glue the vocals and the music. “Smile” is perhaps the signature piece on the CD, as it offers easy listening that is jazzed up, and wrestles with being a folk song and love ballad. The lyric is comforting, so sweetly to those who have gone through rough times. The other songs are passionate, high spirited, and worth listening to his sounds. Miller is composing some of the most rewarding music of his career with this CD. Furthermore, with the political atmosphere in full bloom, the singer eloquently darts around with tunes that echo love challenges, life struggles, the world being what it is, and the joys of women. The audience clapped loudly as the song “I Love Competition” roared through the speakers, with poetic verses as Miller danced around the stage and showed that he believes artists must strive to change human condition for the better through performance. Overall, the music experience with Charles Miller was new, refreshing, and fun.

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Hello Charles Miller Please call me, it is about a summer temporary job. I do not have your cell phone number. Delbert

This CD is nice and esay. Chris Miller is bless with multi talent and plays from his heart. I am glad I purchased Mr. Miller CD. I am looking forward to your next project.