 In the mid @-@ 2000s Miller joined bassist Dave Holland 's band , changing it from a quintet to a sextet , and adding gospel and soul elements to the group 's sound . Around this time , Miller had two regular bands of his own : a piano trio , and a quintet featuring saxophone and vibraphone . He also became heavily involved in music education : Miller was the Director of Jazz Studies at William Paterson University from 2005 , and was the Artist in Residence at Lafayette College in 2008 , which was two years after it had awarded him an honorary doctorate in Performing Arts . 
