Future of Jazz Orchestra feat. Ted Nash: Miles Davis Centennial Celebration
About This Event
At Dizzy's Club the Future of Jazz Orchestra, a collective devoted to performing and innovating within jazz, mounts a Miles Davis centennial celebration featuring saxophonist and arranger Ted Nash. Nash — a saxophonist, flutist and composer with studio and bandstand roots and a long tenure at Jazz at Lincoln Center — brings an arrangement-focused approach to material drawn from Davis's five-decade career and his collaborations with Gil Evans.
About Miles Davis Centennial Celebration
At Dizzy’s Club in New York City, the Future of Jazz Orchestra marks the Miles Davis centennial with a program shaped by saxophonist, flutist, and arranger Ted Nash. The collective, known for treating repertory as raw material, revisits Davis’s music as a living score rather than a museum piece. In a city where Davis’s bands helped redefine modern jazz on local stages and in local studios, the centennial reads as civic history. One clear point emerges: the arrangements test how far the language can stretch and still sound like Miles.
About the Artists
Future of Jazz Orchestra
The Future of Jazz Orchestra is a collective of musicians dedicated to performing and innovating within the jazz genre.
Ted Nash
Ted Nash is a jazz saxophonist, flutist, and composer with deep roots in a working musician’s family, shaped by the studio and bandstand traditions of his father, trombonist Dick Nash, and his uncle, saxophonist Ted Nash.
Miles Davis
Miles Davis is a legendary figure who reshaped the landscape of jazz and 20th-century music through his innovative trumpet playing and visionary compositions. Known for his ability to adapt and evolve, Davis consistently pushed the boundaries of jazz over his five-decade career, influencing countless musicians across various genres.