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HAZEL MILLER
Hazel Miller is not just a great singer – “she is a force of nature!” quotes the Rocky Mountain News…her voice has been called “stunning, moving and powerful.” “Whether she is singing Blues, Jazz, Pop or Gospel, her voice charges the songs with a primal dose of genuine soul.”
“If Aretha ever had a soul sister, her name would have been Hazel Miller,” says Denver’s Citysearch. Winter 2009: Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper named Ms. Miller as “One of Denver’s Special People” during Denver’s birthday celebration. The mayor personally asked Ms. Miller to sing the Nation Anthem for the “State of the City Address 2009”. Denver Magazine and The Urban Spectrum, two of Denver’s premier publications have published articles featuring Ms. Miller and her music. Ms. Miller helped raise $180,000 to build a school in Akokoamong, Ghana. Ms. Miller headlined a concert at the Teikyo – Loretto Heights Theater to assist the Sisters of the Blessed Trinity raise funds to complete the school’s present construction phase. Summer of 2008 will find Ms. Miller performing for numerous dignitaries attending the Democratic National Convention in Denver including Graham Nash and Dianna DeGette; April 2008 Hazel Miller Jazz Quartet performed with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, directed by Eric Bertoluzzi, at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater for the National Convention of Museums. 2008 Rocky Mountain News reported that Louisville, CO was voted the best city in America. The mayor responded with a list of perks that made Louisville a great city; Ms. Miller’s performances in Louisville at the annual Street Faire were sited as one of the reasons that the city is special; when Hazel Miller opened for the Allman Brothers at Janus Jazz Aspen Snowmass in September of 2000, the Denver Post raved “At some point the rest of the country will learn what Colorado already knows: that Hazel Miller is a Coal-fired steam engine of soul who never fails to deliver the goods and her band is tight as a timetable. And her forthcoming album just might be her ticket to national renown, judging by the samples she offered up Friday.” Picked by the Denver Post as one of the “Best Shows of 2000,” and quoted as stating, “At her CD release party, Miller, Denver’s best-loved club performer convened a lovefest, showcasing her beguiling new material before a worshipful audience.”
Hazel began her 38-year career in Louisville, Kentucky, where she rose to the top of the music scene before moving to Denver in 1984. Hazel has been one of the most sought-after Colorado performers for 25 years.
Career Highlights:
Most recently Ms. Miller is a voice of an animated character on the new PBS children’s show “The Big Green Rabbit”.
Touring vocalist for national recording and touring band, Big Head Todd and the Monsters since 1996, most recently on June 7, 2008 to a sold out house at Red Rocks (Morrison, CO.); Ms. Miller has performed at all major jazz and music festivals in Colorado; most recently the Winter Park Jazz Festival (July 26, 2009) she has performed at this festival for more than 12 years, The City Park Jazz Series (8 years), and The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival (September, 2004), where Hazel appeared as a Vocal Instructor for the Telluride Acoustic Blues Camp; The Louisville Street Faire, in Louisville, CO., for 7 years consecutively drawing large enthusiastic crowds; in her new hometown of Lakewood, CO., she has performed on the Bonfils Amphitheater for more than 5 years.
Summer of 2004 & 2005 she opened for Michael McDonald, India Irie and James Brown at the Universal Lending Pavilion. She has appeared as an opening act for Earth, Wind and Fire in the summer and fall of 2004. The Jazz aspen – Snowmass Festival was the site of her opening act for Dianne Reeves.
Boulder Weekly named her Best Artist/Performer in Boulder 2004.
5280 Magazine has named her the People’s Choice for Best Performer 2004 & 2005
Winner of the 2002 Independent Music Award for Best Blues/R & B Performer
Winner of Westword Readers’ Poll for “Best Blues/R & B Band” for five consecutive years (1995 –
1999); first inductee into Westword Music Showcase Hall of Fame (2000)
Headline performer at Denver’s 2001 Millennium Celebration
Has performed for many national and international organizations and corporations such as IBM, GM Brands; Quest International User Group, Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce, TED Conference
(Monterrey, CA), Sun Microsystems (Maui, HI), Dueschte Bank (Chicago, IL), Working Woman Magazine
(Miami, FL and New York, NY), Janus (Los Angeles, CA), Storage Tek, Sony, The American Lung Association, The American Heart Association, The Rotary Clubs of America National Convention, JVC Electronics, JW Marriott Hotels, Abacus, Ball Aerospace, Kaiser-Hill, TED Conferences (10 years), Stratus Rewards, Oakwood Homes, Pulte Homes, National Registry of Historic Sites, GE Access, and Renaissance Suites Hotels, Remax Realty, Special Olympics; The Rockies Baseball Club, The Nuggets Basketball Club, The Broncos Football Club, The Avalanche Hockey Club and the Rapids Soccer Club,
Performed on National Public Radio’s etown radio show performed with or opened for such artists as Earth, Wind and Fire, The Allman Brothers, Herbie Hancock, Buddy Guy, Bryan Adams, James Brown, Johnny Lang, B.B. King, James Taylor, Bob Weir, and many more; Toured Europe, the Far East, the Middle East, and Central America for the Department of Defense entertaining American troops stationed abroad; performed in the musical Sisters and Storytellers at the Civic Center Theater and the Crossroads Theater and the Historic Iao Theater in Maui; Performed in The Vagina Monologues at the Boulder Theatre (2001) and was invited for a return engagement at the Stage Theatre in Denver (2002). Named “Best Performance by a Denverite in The Vagina Monologues” in the 2002 “Best of Denver” issue of Westword
Has released five CDs, including:
Finally (1992) – performed live on NPR’s etown radio show
Live At The Fox (1995) – recorded live at Boulder’s Fox Theatre
I’m Still Looking (2000)- all original material including songs written by Todd Park Mohr, Matthew
Moon, Chris Daniels, and others
Icons (2004) – new renditions of traditional jazz standards.
Live at the Little Bear-(2006) most recent cd is a live performance at the historical mountain saloon in Evergreen, CO.