Miles Davis 100th Celebration New York Performances

At Smoke Jazz & Supper Club in New York City, the Eddie Henderson Quintet marks Miles Davis’s centennial with guest veterans Gary Bartz on saxophone and Billy Hart on drums. Hart brings the perspective of a career that runs through bands led by Herbie Hancock and Stan Getz, alongside recent work with guitarist Yotam Silberstein. Bartz’s range spans post-bop through periods of crossover experimentation. In a city where Davis’s working bands helped define modern jazz onstage, the program lands as a reminder that his legacy is a living repertoire, not a museum piece.