Just Plain Jazz celebrates Miles Davis (Part 2); Monday, 2 to 4 p.m.

joeldilley — Mon, 26 May 2008 09:16:15 -0500

This Memorial Day, JPJ concludes our 2-part exploration of the music (and influence) of Miles Dewey Davis III a day after what would have been his 82nd birthday. We'll stroll through a few of the wings of the mansion that is Miles' music, pausing to examine some of his work with Gil Evans, his groundbreaking work with electric instruments (see "fusion"), straight ahead tracks like "Somethin' Else" with Cannonball Adderly and, of course, a taste or two from his touchstone album "Kind of Blue".

Alongside his own music, we'll give a listen not only to music that would have been unthinkable (unplayable?) without Miles' own trail-blazing efforts, but samples of some of the sounds that influenced him (look for sneaky, non-jazz appearances by James Brown and Jimi Hendrix).

Whether your Memorial Day plans include trancing out to repetitive, free-form funk grooves, snapping your fingers to stylish post-bop improvisations or introspective musing to lush, orchestral arrangements - there'll be something for everyone on JPJ this week! read more »

Just Plain Jazz, Mon. 2-4 pm - Miles in May; Miles Away; A Miles A Day...

joeldilley — Mon, 19 May 2008 10:12:45 -0500

May 25th (or May 26th) will mark what would have been Miles Davis's 82nd birthday and rather than be a day late and/or a dollar short, JPJ will kick off the festivities a little early and encourage all y'all to listen to a little (or a lot) of Miles' music all week long until the "real" birthday comes around.

Tune in as we not only celebrate a small part of his ground-breaking work across the decades, but also feature work from the wealth of musicians who worked with him over the years- from Cannonball Adderly to Tony Williams, John Coltrane to Shirley Horn, Ron Carter to Bill Evans. And the musicians we'll be hearing alongside him! The best that jazz music has to offer...sigh. You know, I don't think 2 hours is going to be nearly enough time! Let's finish up our celebration of Miles' music next Monday, same time, same place, shall we? read more »