Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis and the Big Showdown of ’86
I happened upon this post on Jazz Street Vancouver that recalls the famous/infamous showdown i n ’86 between Miles Davis & Wynton Marsalis at the Expo Theatre during the inaugural 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.”
Miles Davis even talks about the confrontation with Wynton Marsalis in his autobiography — p.374-75.
Wynton vs. Miles:
Image / Rights organization: Coastal Jazz and Blues Society
Photographer: Chris Cameron
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