Matthew Miller

Bio

Matthew Miller is currently a Doctor of Musical Arts student in Jazz Performance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he earned his Master of Music in Jazz Performance in May 2020.  He is a Teaching Assistant giving private piano lessons for Unit One LLC at Allen Hall as well as for the Piano Laboratory Program.  Prior to studying at the University of Illinois, Matthew taught at Apollo Music Inc. in Aurora, Illinois and held the piano accompanist position at Channahon United Methodist Church for over four years.  Matthew is an active improviser, composer, arranger, educator, and multi-instrumentalist.  He can be found playing a variety of music locally, including vibraphone with The Avant-Gardians, the collective improvisation ensemble he founded in Urbana, IL.