IT MAY SEEM A GIVEN THAT AN OUTstanding guitarist would try to achieve fame and fortune. But despite prodigious chops, a gorgeous sound, and excellent compositional skills, Tim Miller has eschewed such a path for a life largely dedicated to teaching and family. A professor of guitar at Berklee College of Music and the creator of internetguitarlessons.tv, Miller has also authored a book with performer/educator Mick Goodrick, Creative Chordal Harmony for Guitar [Berklee Press/Hal Leonard].
Even with his full teaching schedule, however, Miller has found time to perform and/or record with Dweezil Zappa, Paul Motian, Randy Brecker, Mike Stern, Ben Monder, Gary Burton, George Duke, Gary Husband, and others. Though he remains under the guitar-hero radar, his latest recording, the self-released Trio Vol 3, may help change that. It is…