HAPPY 95th BIRTHDAY MILES DAVIS
May 24, 2021
MILES: THE MAN
MilesVillians
SPEAK ON MILES
From the studios at HOME: House of Miles, ESL
The Roundtable panel with a live QandA from the Audience May 31, 2021 – (2pm CT)
The conversation included co-autobiographer Quincy Troupe, Eugene B. Redmond, Dr. Michael Datcher, Lauren Parks, Reginald Petty with moderator Darlene Roy.
June 23, 2021
THE MUSIC
From WSIE at Southern Illinois University
WSIE 88.7 The Sound is the only FM station in the region that features a unique blend of Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Blues, and Easy R&B. On-air host Christiann prides herself as the Miles Davis expert. On the air from 7p to 12midnight M-W-F.
The panel includes: Ahmad Jamal, Ron Carter, Keyon Harrold, Russell Gunn, Erika Johnson, and Jason Brown.
July 15, 2021
THE MILIEU
Missouri History Museum’s
MILES: A Miles Davis Retrospective
and
Musée de la Musique/Cite de la Musique in Paris, France’s
We Want Miles
Two major exhibits; and one ran for nine months. MILES was one of MO-History Museum’s most popular exhibits. They both explored Miles Davis’ complex cultural legacy of music, art, fashion, and style. The Exhibit also travelled to Brazil and Montreal. Meet curators Dr. Ben Cawthra and Vincent Bessières.
Quincy Troupe, Dr. Michael Datcher, Lauren Parks, Dr. Eugene B. Redmond, Reginald Petty, Darlene Roy, moderator
