Miles Davis would have turned 100 this year. To mark the occasion, trumpeter Keyon Harrold brought his band to Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall for a night of tribute and celebration. A lifelong student of Miles, Harrold sat down with Christian McBride to talk about the music and what it means to carry that legacy forward.
Musicians:
Keyon Harrold: trumpet, vocals; Shedrick Mitchel: piano, organ; Nir Felder: guitar; Burniss Travis: bass; Charles Haynes: drums; Bashiri Johnson: percussion
Setlist from Keyon Harrold and his group at Carnegie Hall:
Medley, themes from “Sketches of Spain” (Gil Evans) / “So What” (Miles Davis) / “Bitches Brew” (Davis)
“‘Round Midnight” (Thelonious Monk)
Medley, “Miles Ahead” (Davis, Evans) “Melancholy Aura,” “Well Walk Now (Perseverance)” (Keyon Harrold)
“Blue In Green” (Davis, Bill Evans)
“Grounded” feat. J. Ivy (Harrold, Ivy)
“Find Your Peace” feat. Tiana Major9 (Harrold, Robert Glasper, Jean Baylor, Chris Dave, Common, Jahi Lake)
Credits: Credits: Host: Christian McBride; Writer and Producer: Sarah Geledi and Simon Rentner; Concert Audio Engineering: Noriko Okabe, Duke Marcos, and Corey Goldberg; Mix and Mastering: Ron Scalzo; Executive Producer: Steven A. Williams; Executive Producer at NPR Music: Suraya Mohamed; Executive Director: Sonali Mehta.
Special thanks to Clive Gillinson, Anna Weber, Rachel Davis, Chad Zodrow, and the entire team at Carnegie Hall, and to Eileen Delahunty of WQXR.
