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About Me

Music has been an integral part of Milton’s life from an early age. He grew up listening to an eclectic blend of music including jazz, R&B and rock. While in elementary and middle school, he played various instruments including the bass, the alto saxophone, and the drums. From these experiences Milton developed a love for, and discovered an intuition for, music that has aided in his growth and development as a musician. In 2001 at the age of 19, Milton returned to Chicago -- the city of his birth and early childhood -- to study with his godfather, renowned jazz pianist Willie Pickens. He enrolled at Columbia College Chicago where his passion for performance and arranging became evident. In May 2006, Milton graduated from Columbia College Chicago, where he was an active performer in the jazz piano and vocal arenas. Currently Milton is devoting every bit of his time to improving as a pianist, a vocalist, and a composer/arranger while pursing a Master’s Degree at Depaul University where his is the vocalist for their jazz ensemble, the first in over 20 years.

If you want to know more on the personal level check Milton’s other profile at myspace.com/instrumental415.

Speak Low

Come Sunday

J&B Blues

Tenderly

Goin’ to Chicago

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/4/2006
Band Members: Milton Suggs (piano/vocal) - Junius Paul (bass) - John Johnson (guitar) - Kobie Watkins (drums) - Justin Boyd (Drums) - Justin Dillard (piano) - Wilerm Delisfort (piano) - Jabari Liu (alto sax) - Christopher McBride (Alto Sax) - Corey Wilkes (trumpet) - Marquis Hill (Trumpet) - Ryan Nyther (Trumpet) - John Moore (Trumpet) - Quentin Coaxum (Trumpet) - Pretty much any musician who is in my phone book that i can call when the gig is right.
Influences: Willie Pickens - Oscar Peterson - Hampton Hawes - Kenny Barron - Mulgrew Miller - Monty Alexander - Orrin Evans - Robert Glasper - Joe Williams - Cannonball - Coltrane - Parker - Johnny Hartman - Nat King Cole - King Pleasure - Eddie Jefferson - Jon Hendricks - Luba Rashiek - Oscar Brown, Jr. - Ella Fitzgerald - Dianne Reeves - Sarah Vaughan - Betty Carter - Quincy Jones - Stanley Clarke - Duke Ellington - Count Basie - Terence Blanchard - Wynton Marsalis - JALC - Roy Hargrove - Nicholas Payton - Jonathan Batiste - Maurice Brown - Stevie Wonder - Ray Charles - Kanye - Common - Neptunes - India.Arie - Gil Scott-Heron - Chucho Valdes - Eldar Djangirov - Outkast - Freddy Cole - Sammy Nestico - Santana - Tito Puente - Every ancestor that has had a positive impact musically and spiritually.
Sounds Like: What has been and what is to come.

My Blog

Honesty is the best Policy: an Ode to the Jazz (or any) Musician

I've found that since I became involved in music my spiritual awareness has grown, and I have obtained a perspective on life that I have never found in anyone's church. Here is one example: It may b...
Posted by Milton Suggs on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:31:00 PST