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.” Hazel has been a sought after performer
in Colorado for the past 24 years.
Whether she is singing blues, jazz, pop or Gospel, her voice charges the
songs with a primal dose of genuine soul.
Hazel began her 38-year career in Louisville, Kentucky,
where she rose to the top of the music scene. She opened for popular artists such as Mel Torme, James
Brown, Temptations, Earl Klugh, Bob James and many others.
The city of Denver singled out Hazel as one of 150 people
who make Denver a better place to live.
This award was bestowed by the mayor on Nov 22, 2008 at the Colorado
History Museum. She has been given
several awards for artistic excellence: Best Independent Blues-R&B
Recording- 2002; Outstanding Performer at Red Rocks Amphitheater.
The new musical “Sisters and Storytellers” starred an
ensemble cast including Hazel in her first musical theater role. The musical was very well
received. Before this production Ms.
Miller appeared in “The Vagina Monologues” in Boulder and Denver, receiving a
local award for “Best Local Star in a Theatrical Production”.
Since moving to Colorado she has regularly performed with
Big Head Todd and the Monsters.
She was a regular performer on Etown Radio Show, aired on NPR. She has performed at all the major jazz
and music festivals throughout Colorado while maintaining a working band which
won The Westword Readers Poll “Best Blues/R&B” band for three consecutive
years, 1995, 1996, and 1997. She
has sung with or opened for such artists as Julian Lennon, John Hammond Jr.,
Lucy Bleu Tremblay, Peter, Paul and Mary, Stanley Jordan, John Nil Lara, Roger
Clifton, Nancy Griffith, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Lonnie Brooks,
Lou Rawls, Rickie Lee Jones, James Taylor, Spyro Gyro, Joe Sample, Little Ed
and the Blues Imperials, Michael McDonald, and many more.
Most recently she is enjoying a great summer of festival
appearances in Dillon, Winter Park, Denver, Littleton and many more.
