TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NYC: '4 GENERATIONS OF MILES' AT THE IRIDIUM
IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB (1650 Broadway, NYC - 212-582-2121) presents '4 Generations of Miles' featuring Jimmy Cobb, Sonny Fortune, Buster Williams and Mike Stern on Wednesday through Saturday, April 24th through 27th with shows at 8:00 & 10:00 pm. Miles Davis (May 26, 1926 - September 28, 1991) was an American jazz composer, trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist and was one of the most influential, innovative and original musicians of the twentieth century. In terms of importance to the history of jazz, few knowledgeable critics would balk at describing him as an innovative genius with an unmistakable style and unmatched musical range. Stylistically, his vast catalogue encompasses bebop, cool jazz, modal jazz, and jazz-rock fusion. He was a pivotal figure in the evolution of the latter three. His recordings, along with the live performances of his many seminal bands, were vital in jazz's increased artistic acceptance. A popularizer as well as an innovator, Davis became famous for both his languid, melodic style and his laconic and at times confrontational personality. As an increasingly well-paid and fashionably-dressed jazz musician, Davis was a symbol of the music's commercial and artistic potential. Davis is the latest, and perhaps the last, in the line of supremely innovative and influential jazz trumpeters that starts with Buddy Bolden and runs through Joe 'King' Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, and Dizzy Gillespie. Davis has been compared to Duke Ellington as a musical innovator. Both were skillful players on their instruments but were not considered technical virtuosos. Both expressed their musical ideas more as bandleaders, although Davis soloed much more than Ellington. Both tailored their compositions to the players in their bands. There is a $35 cover plus a $15 food/drink minimum.
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