Marcus Miller Electric Miles Davis JAZZ NIGHT IN AMERICA

Miles Davis famously once said I have to change it's like a curse And that s exactly what he did throughout his entire career In 1969 the trumpet icon may have pulled off his greatest reinvention yet he went electric He turned the jazz world upside down It was the beginning of what is commonly referred to as the Electric Miles period groundbreaking raw controversial and now classic He had been evolving all along electric bassist and Davis collaborator Marcus Miller says about his idol In the same way that America's evolution from the 1930s to the early 60s was absolutely an evolution It was a revolution from the 60s to the 70s And Miles's music was the same In 2019 we commemorated the 50th anniversary of Miles going electric Miller organized a retrospective concert recorded at Jazz at Lincoln Center Throughout the entire evening Miller opened a window into Davis entire electric period -- beginning with In A Silent Way in 1969 to his most notorious recordings of the late 80s which brought drum machines sampling technology and hip-hop into jazz Miller s two sold-out awe-inspiring concerts in the Rose Theater reinforced the conviction that this outrageous infectious music can still speak to us today When you create music Miller says your primary responsibility is to reflect the times that you live in -- SARAH GELEDI 0 00 - Conversation between Marcus Miller and Christian McBride 15 29 - Bitches Brew Miles Davis 25 44 - Spanish Key Miles Davis 31 47 - Black Satin Miles Davis 39 54 - Tutu Marcus Miller Hear the radio episode a https 3A 2F 2Fwww npr org 2F2019 2F08 2F15 2F751422609 2Felectric-miles-behind-the-brew a FOLLOW US Facebook a https 3A 2F 2Fwww facebook com 2Fjazznight a Twitter a https 3A 2F 2Ftwitter com 2Fjazznight a Instagram a https 3A 2F 2Finstagram com 2Fjazznightinamerica a

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