Cheadle, Glasper To Discuss Making of Miles Ahead

Cheadle, Glasper To Discuss Making ofMiles Ahead Movie at SXSW
 

The life and legacy of internationally renowned music icon Miles Davis, who would have turned 90 this year, will be celebrated at the music and film festival South by Southwest in Austin, Texas.

SXSW will premiere two screenings of the feature filmMiles Ahead, which was co-written by Don Cheadle with Steven Baigelman. The first will take place on Wednesday, March 16, at the Paramount Theatre. It will be followed by an additional screening on Saturday, March 19, at the Stateside Theatre.

On Thursday, March 17, Cheadle will participate in a panel discussion in which he will discuss the making of the film and share behind-the-scenes anecdotes. He’ll be joined by Grammy Award-winning keyboardist Robert Glasper, who scored the film’s soundtrack; Skip Lievsay, the film’s supervising sound editor, re-recording mixer and sound designer; and Keyon Harrold, the Grammy-Award winning trumpeter/producer who performed the trumpet parts in Miles Ahead.

Also participating in the panel will be Davis’ son, Erin Davis, and nephew, Vince Wilburn Jr. The panel will be moderated by Felix Contreras of National Public Radio, and will take place at the Austin Convention Center, room 18 ABC.

The event will be open to Music, Film, Platinum and Gold badge carriers, in addition to attendees with Showcasing Artist wristbands.

For more information visit the South by Southwestwebsite.

To read a 1955 interview with Miles Davis, click here.

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from www.downbeat.com