Belting Out A Tune Or Two

Located in Old Strathcona in front of one of Edmonton's premier jazz clubs stands this bust of Clarence Horatio "Big" Miller.
Miller was an American born Jazz Musician. When racial tension was on the rise in America he started touring in other countries. He came to Canada in 1970 and settled in Edmonton where he remained. He became a major influence in the jazz scene here. He remained here until passing away from a heart attack in 1992
Shortly thereafter the city unveiled this sculpture.

[Diana]

What a great tribute to this jazz musician and interesting info. I think you got your dates mixed up as to his death Brian ;-)

[moni kozi]

Nice shot. Interesting story.

[Ingrid]

Interesting story and photo!

[Carole Sandford]

Interesting story & great tribute!

[Wylie]

Terrific sculpture.

[Kerry McCarthy]

Nice tribute, interesting story. (I think you have a typo on the year he passed).

[Pam]

I love this statue. I have never head of him. I will most certainly look up his music.

[Bucktree]

Good find and interesting history.

[Peter Dulis]

cool

[Susie]

Neat

[mittens (Marilyn)]

So interesting looking.

[Frank]

What a great sculpture.

[Harry J Benson]

Nice tribute to a Jazz great

[Fisher Family]

A nice shot of this attractive sculpture, and interesting information.

Ian

[william wooderson]

Always interested to hear about jazz musicians, he's a new one for me. Fav!

[*lynn]

nice photo and interesting info

[Bill]

What a brilliant sculpture. I can almost hear him belting out his song.

[Judith Johnson]

Terrific sculpture, love the pose

[Margaret Brown]

Super sculpture and back story!

[Agnes]

Beautiful

[Pat Knowles]

Such a different sculpture …..a proper story behind that.

[Diane]

Great photo of this sculpture. Beautiful sky in the background. It is embarrassing that people like Big Miller had to seek safety in other countries.

[Rob Z]

Such an interesting story and image.

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of the statue. I

[Beryl Lloyd]

Wonderful statue . And interesting history .

[Islandgirl]

Lovely sculpture!

[wendy frost]

unusual statue but what matters is there.

[Kathy]

A cool looking sculpture.

[LManning (Laura)]

That’s really different!

[Rick]

Interesting sculpture.

[winghong_ho]

Great capture of the sculpture.

[haskar]

Nice sculpture.

[Heather]

A creative statue, and a great shot! I really like it! And what a piece of history! Thank you for sharing this, Brian. Fav

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Sounds like it was a good partnership between Clarence and Edmonton. Nice shot!

[bkb in the city]

@rickster549 Rick l trust you enjoyed this one

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@wh2021 Thanks Winghong

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@haskar Haskar glad you liked this one

[bkb in the city]

@365projectorgheatherb Thanks Heather for the comment and the fav. Glad to share this with you

[bkb in the city]

@olivetreeann Yes Ann it really was

[bkb in the city]

@ludwigsdiana Diana thanks for pointing that out. I made the correction

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@monikozi Thanks Monica l trust you enjoyed this one

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@ingrid01 Ingrid l trust you enjoyed this one

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@carole_sandford Carole l happened to be there the day it was unveiled and it really was a beautiful tribute

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@pusspup Wylie glad you enjoyed this one

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@mccarth1 Yes Kerry it was l corrected it

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@pamalama Pam glad to share this with you

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@dkellogg l trust you enjoyed this one

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@pdulis Peter glad you enjoyed this one

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@susie1205 Susie glad you liked this one

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@mittens Marilyn l trust you enjoyed this one

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@frankandrew Frank glad you liked this one

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@hjbenson Harry glad you enjoyed this one

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@fishers Thanks Ian

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@will_wooderson Thanks William for the comment and the fav

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@lynnz Thanks Lynn

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@bill_gk Bill glad you enjoyed this one

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@busylady Judith glad you enjoyed this one

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@craftymeg Margaret glad you liked this one

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@agnesvanderlindeicloudcom Agnes glad you enjoyed this one

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@happypat Pat glad to share this with you

[bkb in the city]

@eudora Sadly Diane that attitude still exists even in our current society

[bkb in the city]

@robz Rob l trust you enjoyed this one

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@pyrrhula Thanks Ferry

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@beryl Beryl glad you enjoyed this one

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@radiogirl Kathy glad you liked this

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@wendyfrost Wendy it certainly shows his style

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@randystreat Kathy glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@ljmanning Yes Laura it is quite unique