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How is Jazz FM celebrating the centenary of the world\u2019s most influential jazz musician??<\/p>\n
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Tuesday 26th May marks the centenary of the birth of the most influential and respected jazz musician of all time \u2013 Miles Davis.<\/p>\n
In the run up to this \u201cmilestone\u201d, Jazz FM will be celebrating in various ways with a huge selection of programming. <\/p>\n
Saturday 23rd May<\/strong> <\/p>\n 6pm \u2013 Chris Philips<\/strong>. Chris will feature a whole stack of Miles recordings as he goes crate digging in his own collection. <\/p>\n 9pm \u2013 The Miles Davis Playback \u2013 Miles Smiles<\/strong>. Jazz duo of saxophonist Binker Golding<\/strong> and drummer Moses Boyd<\/strong> spend an hour listening to Miles Davis album \u2018Miles Smiles\u2019 from 1967, and discussing the legacy of the LP, from the way its influenced musicians, to the \u201cterrible\u201d album artwork. <\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Sunday 24th May<\/strong> <\/p>\n 9pm – Miles Ahead: Don Cheadle in conversation with Jez Nelson<\/strong> \u2013 delving into the Jazz FM Archive, from 2015 there\u2019s a 60 minute conversation with the actor, writer and director who created the movie \u2018Miles Ahead\u2019 and played the title role. Don talks to Jez about his long-running obsession with Miles Davis\u2019s life and music, and talks about which cuts from which albums were chosen for the film. <\/p>\n 10pm – Jez Nelson\u2019s Miles Davis special<\/strong> – two whole hours of Miles Davis selections featuring interview clips from Jez\u2019s personal archive of Miles\u2019s sidemen and alumni such as Billy Cobham<\/strong> and Chick Corea<\/strong>. <\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Bank Holiday Monday 25th May<\/strong> <\/p>\n 6.30am \u2013 6pm \u2013 Join Nigel Williams, Daneille Perry and Chris Philips<\/strong> for a special day the features Miles Davis recordings and interpretations of his music by others, plus audio from those musicians who have something to say about Miles the man. <\/p>\n 6pm \u2013 Miles Davis\u2019s Greatest (Side 1)<\/strong>. Join Jazz FM\u2019s presenters as they select their favourite Miles pieces and why they love them. <\/p>\n 8pm \u2013 The Long Player Special: Kind of Blue at 60<\/strong> (repeat). From the Jazz FM Archive in 2019 when Miles’ seminal album \u2018Kind of Blue\u2019 turned 60, this special featurette explores the story behind it and why it was so special to musicians, fans and Miles family members, before we play the album in full and in release order. <\/p>\n 9pm \u2013 Marcus Brigstocke\u2019s Jazz Family Trees<\/strong> \u2013 Miles Davis at 100. The comedian and self-confessed jazz nerd returns for a special edition of his show which looks at the musicians Miles worked with through the recordings they created together <\/p>\n 10pm \u2013 Miles in Montreux<\/strong>. A special compilation of Miles performances recorded across his various concerts at the Montreux Jazz Festival and features an interview with the Festival\u2019s president and CEO Thierry Amsallem<\/strong>. <\/p>\n 11pm \u2013 Emma Jean Thackray\u2019s Miles Mix<\/strong>. The winner of the Innovation Award at last month\u2019s Jazz FM Awards bends the sounds and creates a unique and mind-bending mix of Miles Davis recordings <\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Tuesday 26th May \u2013 HAPPY BIRTHDAY MILES<\/strong> <\/p>\n 6.30am \u2013 6pm \u2013 Nigel, Danielle and Simon<\/strong> celebrate the day with more Miles tunes across the day <\/p>\n 6pm \u2013 7pm \u2013 Miles Davis\u2019s Greatest (Side 2)<\/strong>. Following on from last nights special, more Jazz FM presenters select their most cherished Miles\u2019 recordings and tell us why <\/p>\n 7-9pm \u2013 Dinner Jazz with Mark Walker<\/strong>. Featuring Miles\u2019 more mellow recordings peppered throughout the show <\/p>\n 10pm \u2013 Late Night China Moses<\/strong> \u2013 Miles Davis Special. China play\u2019s a hand-picked two-hour selection of Miles, from \u2018Round About Midnight to Doo-Bop, she\u2019ll have classics and deep cuts, alongside covers by artists he\u2019s inspired<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hellorayo.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How is Jazz FM celebrating the centenary of the world\u2019s most influential jazz musician?? Author: Joe D’SouzaPublished 24 hours agoLast updated 24 hours ago Tuesday 26th May marks the centenary of the birth of the most influential and respected jazz musician of all time \u2013 Miles Davis. 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