RADIO SHOW OF THE WEEK ``THE MILES DAVIS RADIO PROJECT''.Byline: - Fred Shuster What: To mark Friday's 75th anniversary of jazz giant Miles Davis' birth, an award-winning series of eight one-hour programs considered the most detailed radio documentary A radio documentary or feature is a radio documentary programme devoted to covering a particular topic in some depth, usually with a mixture of commentary and sound pictures. ever produced on a single musician, hosted by actor Danny Glover and featuring nearly 100 interviews. Where: KLON-FM (88.1) and KJAZ-AM (540 and 1260). When: 8 a.m. Friday on KLON and 10 a.m. Saturday on KJAZ. More Miles: KLON will stick with Davis' music through Sunday while KJAZ spins miles of Miles through Memorial Day. Quote: ``Miles was genuinely creative and that's the true mark of someone whose music will live forever,'' said KLON's Alfredo Cruz, who can be heard 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. ``He expanded the vocabulary of jazz. And we have a special place in our hearts for Miles since he lived in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. for so many years. He was kind of a local figure for us.'' Background: Davis died Sept. 28, 1991, in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. at age 65. His 1959 album, ``Kind of Blue,'' is the best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best jazz album of all time. A 23-track double-disc anthology, ``The Essential Miles Davis Noun 1. Miles Davis - United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991) Miles Dewey Davis Jr., Davis ,'' surveying the trumpeter's four-decade career, has just been issued. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Two radio stations pay tribute to jazz legend Miles Davis thisweekend. |
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