Miles Electric Band (M.E.B.): Miles Davis Centennial Celebration II

Overview

Electric Miles

In the exclusive New York City concerts of the Miles Davis Estate’s official centenary celebration, 92NY presents two nights dedicated to two sides of the icon’s genius.

The A Kind of Blue Band revisits the music of Kind of Blue, the massively influential bestselling jazz album of all time. The Miles Electric Band (M.E.B.) channels the irresistible energy and bold innovation of the electric era that followed. Both bands are peppered with musicians who worked directly with Miles, embody his vision, and bring it alive in this two-concert celebration of a cultural trailblazer.

This second concert celebrates Miles’ electric years and the boundary-breaking music he created from the late 1960s to the ‘80s, captured on landmark albums including Bitches Brew. The music is powered by the Miles Electric Band (M.E.B.), led by Miles’ nephew, longtime collaborator, and drummer Vince Wilburn, Jr., and featuring an extraordinary, multigenerational lineup of musicians who worked with Miles in his fusion era. Among them, the stellar trumpeter Keyon Harrold, who played trumpet on the soundtrack of Don Cheadle’s film Miles Ahead. Also performing: key alum of Miles’ jazz-rock ensembles, including keyboardist and musical director Robert Irving III, bassist Darryl Jones, and percussionist Munyungo Jackson, and others. Completing the band is the legendary DJ Logic, widely credited with introducing jazz to the world of hip-hop. A groove-heavy celebration of Miles groundbreaking electric era by an all-star band of artists – many of whom broke ground with him.

Miles Electric Band:

*VINCE WILBURN JR., drums/ artistic director
*ROBERT IRVING III, keyboards/ music director
DJ LOGIC, turntables
KEYON HARROLD, trumpet
*ANTOINE RONEY, saxophone 
JEAN-PAUL BOURELLY, guitar
GREG SPERO, keyboards
*DARRYL JONES, bass
RASAKI ALADOKUN, percussion 
*MUNYUNGO JACKSON, percussion

(*Miles Davis alum)

Also in our Miles Davis Centennial Celebration:
Kind of Blue Band (Oct 16)