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Miles Davis & Wynton Marsalis: The Big Showdown
1986EVENT TYPE Festival
Two larger-than-life personalities.
One stage.
A musical face-off that shook the Vancouver International Jazz Festival!
While trumpeter Miles Davis was performing at the Expo Theatre during the inaugural Vancouver International Jazz Festival (1986), a young Wynton Marsalis burst onto the stage unannounced and began playing his trumpet. Check out the video clip below for the full scoop on the infamous Wynton vs. Miles confrontation:
VIDEO
One stage.
A musical face-off that shook the Vancouver International Jazz Festival!
While trumpeter Miles Davis was performing at the Expo Theatre during the inaugural Vancouver International Jazz Festival (1986), a young Wynton Marsalis burst onto the stage unannounced and began playing his trumpet. Check out the video clip below for the full scoop on the infamous Wynton vs. Miles confrontation:
VIDEO
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
"Big Summer Special: Vancouver International Jazz Festival." The Express. [TV documentary] Shaw Television, 2008.FOR MORE INFO
Further Reading - hear Miles's side of the story!
Miles Davis writes about the onstage confrontation with Wynton Marsalis in his autobiography, "Miles." You can find it on p.374-75.
