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STILL MILES AHEAD: A Tribute to the Legacy of Miles Davis |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Wednesday, 16 August 2006 |
 Nicholas Payton © Don Berryman
To celebrate the 80th birthday of Miles Davis, the Jazz Institute of
Chicago presents the Nicholas Payton Sextet on Tuesday, August 29th at
8:00 PM at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance.
Payton’s sextet includes Tim Warfield on saxophone, Vincent Gardner on
trombone, Danny Grissett on piano, Vicente Archer on bass and Marcus
Gilmore on drums.
There will be a pre-concert Gala Reception at the Mid
America Club, 200 E. Randolph, 8oth Floor, from 5:30-7:30 pm. Call:
312.427.1676 or visit www.jazzinchicago.org for more info.
Called the "Picasso of Jazz," Miles Davis reinvented himself and his
sound endlessly in his musical quest. He was an artist that defied (and
despised) categorization, yet he was the forerunner and innovator of
many distinct and important musical movements. Throughout a
professional career lasting 50 years, he was involved in almost every important
innovation and stylistic development in the music, and often led the
way, both with his own performances and recordings and by choosing
sidemen and collaborators who took the music in new directions.
To celebrate the 80th birthday of one of the most relentless creators
of jazz, the Jazz Institute of Chicago has commissioned one of jazz’s
most diverse and broad-thinking instrumentalists, Nicholas Payton, to
compose a musical reflection on the Master’s influence in his music.
The Nicholas Payton Sextet will premiere this new composition as well
as placing several Miles masterpieces in their own contemporary
context.
Trumpeter, composer and Grammy winner Nicholas Payton was born in New
Orleans. He is a charter member of the “young lions” that emerged in
the 90s, representing the new creative voices in jazz. “We come
out of a great tradition of music,” Payton says. “We cannot forget from
where the music came. I don't think I can do anything new without
having an understanding of what went before me." Payton’s career
has proved that he has listened and learned well—performing and
recording with a diverse array of musicians including octogenarian Doc
Cheatham, bluesman Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Wynton Marsalis and hip
hop artist Common.
The Jazz Institute of Chicago wouldn’t be able to accomplish its
mission of providing access to Chicago’s great jazz legacy and
musicians to people of all ages without the support of Chicago’s jazz
community. Please join us in honoring Franz Jackson with the
Walter Dyett Lifetime Achievement Award, two young high school students
who will receive the Dick Wang Mentorship Award and Jon Faddis and
Larry Polk, Band Director at Simeon Career Academy for the Timuel Black
Community Partnership Award.
Benefit tickets are available and include a pre-concert dinner buffet
party with the musicians, prime concert seating and a three-month
membership to the Jazz Institute of Chicago. The concert is open
to the general public and concert tickets can be purchased through the
Harris Theater box office. Don’t miss this one time only event!
STILL MILES AHEAD: A Tribute to the Legacy of Miles Davis
Tuesday August 29, 2006
8:00 PM at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 E. Randolph Drive
Tickets: $45, $25, $15
To purchase tickets visit TicketWeb or order by phone @
312.334.7777
Gala Reception
Mid America Club
200 E. Randolph 8oth Floor
5:30-7:30 PM
Tickets $150 (includes reception and concert)
$125 for JIC members
call: 312.427.1676 or visit www.jazzinchicago.or
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