The Southbank Centre is teaming up with Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival for a second time to present a weekend of events celebrating the legacy of legendary Miles Davis. There'll be a mixture of free and ticketed events, workshops, panel discussions and jam sessions inspired by the trumpeter's work, in the centenary year of his birth.
Highlights include a gig from Theo Croker (Mar 13) where he'll present Miles Davis works in unexpected ways, with a line-up of special guests. The following day there'll be a link-up between Manchester groups Children of Zeus and Tomorrow’s Warriors, in an intergenerational pairing that'll play two headline events. On the final night, Mercury Music Prize-nominated corto.alto will play a set that takes in broken-beat bounce and bass-heavy dub, signposting jazz's future sounds.
Other events include soul artist Celeste in conversation (Mar 14), a free open jam from the Five Points Project (Mar 13), and a Women in Jazz showcase (Mar 13).