Centennial Tribute to Miles Davis | Live Performance | White Lion’s Pridelands

Jazz icon, trumpeter, and composer Miles Davis was born on May 26th, 1926. In celebration of his life and the music Miles Davis made, the Eric Bascom Trio will perform selections from the “Bebop” period Miles Davis made with Charlie Parker; to his work on the innovations that created the “Birth of the Cool” West Coast jazz style; selections from the music Miles made with his legendary first and second quintets; a sample of his orchestral recordings with composer/arranger, Gil Evans; his contributions to “Modal Jazz”; and up through his modern electric period which at that time created a great controversy among the jazz community that rejected the addition of electronic instruments to the music. Included will be a performance by the Eric Bascom Trio featuring Miles’s seminal work from his 1959 album, “Kind of Blue”, which remains the number one selling jazz album of all time. Eric, performing on guitar, will be joined by trumpeter, Edward Brainerd, and Jason Schwartz on the double bass violin.