Saturday
November 14th
17:30
Adults
Playing what isn't there
Miles is jazz. Miles is everything. Without Miles, it's unimaginable to think of jazz today. But who was Miles Davis, really? What decisive turning points defined him, defeated and uplifted, wounded and healed him? From the cool jazz of the late 1940s to the expanded quintet that gave shape to modal jazz in the 1950s, passing through the orchestral and Mediterranean influences of his collaboration with Gil Evans, up to the breakthroughs, electronica, and pop of the 1970s and 1980s. John Vignola (Exercises in Metamorphosis: The Many Musical Lives of Miles Davis, Rai Libri) delves into the evolution of an absolute genius and his ability to transform the sonic landscape, opening up structures, blending genres, and rendering any definition of style inadequate. Performing with him is Saverio Simonelli.
Miles is jazz. Miles is everything. Without Miles, it's unimaginable to think of jazz today. But who was Miles Davis, really? What decisive turning points defined him, defeated and uplifted, wounded and healed him? From the cool jazz of the late 1940s to the expanded quintet that gave shape to modal jazz in the 1950s, passing through the orchestral and Mediterranean influences of his collaboration with Gil Evans, up to the breakthroughs, electronica, and pop of the 1970s and 1980s. John Vignola (Exercises in Metamorphosis: The Many Musical Lives of Miles Davis, Rai Libri) delves into the evolution of an absolute genius and his ability to transform the sonic landscape, opening up structures, blending genres, and rendering any definition of style inadequate. Performing with him is Saverio Simonelli.
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