The Beautiful Union of Math & Music with Marcus Miller

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The linkage between music and math is not well understood. People tend to think music is creative and math is perhaps the antithesis of the creative arts. But when you think about it, music is full of mathematical concepts: time signatures, sets, loops, patterns and recursion to name a few. There are even studies that show that children who play musical instruments are better at solving complex math problems. Helping us understand the music-math relationship is Marcus Miller.

Born in New Jersey, Marcus grew up in a house full of music. He took up saxophone at age nine and, with the help of renowned saxophonist Bruce Williams, developed a passion that put him on stage professionally at 13. With gifts extending beyond music, he graduated from Harvard with a degree in mathematics. After a short stint at a multibillion dollar hedge fund he moved to New York to pursue music full time. Marcus maintains his interest in mathematics and physics, giving talks, tutoring, and studying independently under scholars at Columbia and Princeton. In addition he works at Math-M-Addicts, a program for NYC children who are extraordinarily gifted in mathematics. He joins us today from New York City.

Marcus is currently stepping into his new role as Music Advisor for the Grace Farms Foundation and is preparing to perform at Carnegie Hall with Jon Batiste in September 2022 and give a public lecture and performance at NYU entitled Geometry, Waves, and Jazz in October 2022. Learn more about Marcus at imaginewithmarcus.com and connect with him on Instagram @imaginewithmarcus.

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