Views and Brews: Miles Davis and The Making of Kind of Blue
Andres Aguirre/KUTListen back to KUT’s Views and Brews discussion featuring…
Rabbi Neil Blumofe and screenwriter Laura Ohata, as well as the musical talents of Ephraim Owens (trumpet), JJ Johnson (drums), Rich Harney (piano), Daniel Durham (bass) and Sam Lipman (saxophone).
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
It was an amazing evening at the Cactus Cafe September 20th, when KUT’s Views and Brews discussed Miles Davis and the Making of Kind of Blue: Jazz and the Art of Indirection.
Miles Davis was known as the master of understatement. In his seminal work, Kind of Blue (1959), he helped to define a concept of cool that remains relevant. What lurks behind an image? What music is expressed in the notes that are not played?
As part of KUT’s Views and Brews series we engaged in a spirited discussion about Miles, his music, his relationships with his musicians, and the good and evil expended in the art of creation — and we enjoyed the incredible live music inspired by his work.
Check out video highlights from the night at the Cactus, featuring a drum solo with JJ Johnson.
Related links
NYT article on Miles Davis: Live at the Apogee
Nancy Wilson’s Jazz Profiles: Miles Davis
Podcast: Download (101.9MB)
