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Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 8:00 pm
Bass Concert Hall
$10.00/24.00/34.00

2011-2012 Fine Arts Season Performance

Immerse yourself in everything Miles! This new multi-media musical production recaptures the historical and cultural context of this critical period of American sound through the lens of jazz music and its most iconic innovator.

The tribute features the celebrated trumpet player and winner of the 2007 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, Ambrose Akinmusire, with his Quintet. The band stays true to the sound and feel of the original recordings, drawing from the most noted and accessible Miles tracks from 1949 and continuing through his Blue Note years, culminating in his masterpiece and commercial breakout, Kind of Blue.

Spoken-word drives the narrative in the style of the period, drawing from the noted poets of the era and the writers who influenced Miles. Images from performances and recording sessions will be projected as backdrops along with candid photos of Miles.

“Miles Davis is the most revered jazz trumpeter of all time, not to mention one of the most important musicians of the 20th century.”
ROLLING STONE

“Akinmusire and his band demonstrated a remarkably fluid, adventurous interplay and a patiently imaginative way with melody that sounded as steeped in the music’s history as it was hard-wired with the sound of something new.”
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

RESOURCES
The Miles Davis Experience website
Ambrose Akinmusire website
Ambrose Akinmusire on Facebook
Ambrose Akinmusire on Twitter

CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS

Post-Performance Talkback
· Wednesday, November 2, immediately following the performance
· Bass Concert Hall

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