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Robert Miller (born July 13, 1951) is an American musician, songwriter, podcaster and author. Miller is the band leader and the bassist, composer and a vocalist for the jazz-rock-latin fusion band Project Grand Slam.
Miller's youthful dream was to be a full time musician. He began playing piano at age 5, then switched to the trumpet, then taught himself guitar and bass as a teenager. At 19 he briefly studied the bass with Jimmy Garrison, John Coltrane’s bassist.
Miller returned to Boston in 1971 and began playing at all the local clubs and concert venues with his jazz-rock band Sagov while also working at WGBH, the public television station.
In order to support himself and his family he studied law and then practiced law and investment banking. It was only when he was in his 60s that he finally transitioned into a full time music career[2][3]
In 1994 Miller recorded his first album, Child’s Play, and formed The Robert Miller Group.[4] The band played at a number of clubs in NYC including the Blue Note and Birdland and at several festivals including the Telluride Jazz Festival.
In 2015, Miller transitioned the band to include mainly his original vocal songs. Project Grand Slam has released 11 albums including a Billboard #1 (Trippin’ 2018).[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
The Shakespeare Concert was released in March 2022. It features 15 songs recorded 'live in the studio' without any overdubs or fixes. The album has received praise from a number of musicians including Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad), Jim Peterik (Ides Of March), Joey Dee (Peppermint Twist), Elliott Randall (Steely Dan) and Sarah Class (noted British composer.
The band’s 5-song EP, “Live At SteelStacks”, was released in October 2022. The EP was recorded at the SteelStacks venue in Bethlehem, PA. The EP has been praised by Tony Carey (producer for Joe Cocker, Eric Burden and John Mayall), Elliott Randall (Steely Dan), Alan Hewitt (Moody Blues), Melody Maker and Hollywood Digest.
On each album one of Miller's musical signatures is to take an iconic song from the British Invasion era of the 1960s and reimagine it completely in PGS's style. He has done this with songs by Cream, The Who, The Kinks, Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles.
Miller released his first solo album called Summer Of Love in 2020.[32][33][34] His second solo album called Miller Rocks was released song by song in 2021 via his podcast, Follow Your Dream.[35][36][37]
In March 2021, Miller started hosting a podcast called Follow Your Dream, with the goal of motivating others to pursue their dreams.[38][39] The podcast currently is ranked in the Top 1% and has listeners in 200 countries, and has featured musicians, authors, broadcasters, actors and others as guests.
In August 2021, Miller released the Follow Your Dream Handbook to accompany the podcast.[40][41] The handbook presents his own autobiographical account and experiences and is a step by step how-to. The Handbook immediately became an Amazon #1 Bestseller.[42][43]