A spokesperson says---
"...two nights dedicated to two sides of the icon’s genius, with A Kind of Blue Band...and The Miles Electric Band...
This first concert celebrates Miles’ acoustic years and is centered on Kind of Blue...The musicians – each connected to Miles’ legacy and lineage – also include saxophonists Javon Jackson and Donald Harrison, pianist Orrin Evans, drummer Willie Jones III and bassist Buster Williams, who worked directly with Miles...approached Kind of Blue as something living, bringing new ideas and Miles’ spirit of innovation to this masterpiece of modal jazz.
This second concert celebrates Miles’ electric years and the boundary-breaking music he created from the late 1960s to the ‘80s, captured on landmark albums including Bitches Brew. The music is powered by the Miles Electric Band (M.E.B.), led by Miles’ nephew...and drummer Vince Wilburn, Jr., and featuring a...lineup of musicians who worked with Miles in his fusion era. Among them...trumpeter Keyon Harrold, who played trumpet on the soundtrack of Don Cheadle’s film Miles Ahead. Also performing: key alum of Miles’ jazz-rock ensembles, including keyboardist and musical director Robert Irving III, bassist Darryl Jones, and percussionist Munyungo Jackson, and others. Completing the band is...DJ Logic, widely credited with introducing jazz to the world of hip-hop..."
CAST:
- Eddie Henderson (Trumpet)
- Donald Harrison (Saxophone)
- Javon Jackson (Saxophone)
- Orrin Evans (Piano)
- Buster Williams (Bass)
- Willis Jones III (Drums)
- Vince Wilburn Jr. (Drums)
- Robert Irving III (Keyboards)
- DJ Logic (Turntables)
- Keyon Harrold (Trumpet)
- Antoine Roney (Saxophones)
- Jean-Paul Bourelly (Guitar)
- Greg Spero (Keyboards)
- Darryl Jones (Bass)
- Rasaki Aladokun (Percussion)
- Munyungo Jackson (Percussion)
CREATIVE TEAM:
- Vince Wilburn Jr. - Artistic Director
- Robert Irving III - Music Director
