Conference Devoted to the Memory and Art of Miles Davis

Washington University, the Missouri Historical Society and the Whitaker Foundation are hosting a conference devoted to the memory and art of Miles Davis. The event is free and open to the public, registration by phone, mail or at the conference is preferred, to assure enough seating. Call 314-935-7428 to register.

 Schedule for the Miles Davis Conference: American Culture IV

 Missouri History Thursday May 24, 2001: 4pm Museum Keynote Address: Lee Auditorium John Hasse, Curator of American Music, Smithsonian Institute

 Missouri History Thursday May 24, 2001: 7pm Museum British Documentary Unveiling: Lee Auditorium “Miles Davis Story." Produced by Mike Dibbs

 Missouri History Friday May 25, 2001: 9:45-10am Museum Conference registration Lee Auditorium

 Missouri History Friday May 25, 2001: 10am-12pm Museum Miles Davis and the Visual Arts: Lee Auditorium Krin Gabbard, Comparative Literature, SUNY, Stony Brook Joanne Nerhlino, Davis's art dealer Arthur Knight, English and American Studies, William and Mary

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 Missouri History Friday May 25, 2001: 1:30-3:30pm Museum Miles Davis and Politics: Lee Auditorium Ingrid Monson, Musicologist, Washington University, St. Louis Waldo Martin, Historian, University of California, Berkeley Eric Porter, jazz scholar, University of New Mexico

 Washington U Saturday May 26, 2001: 10am-12pm 162 McDonnell Hall Miles Davis, St. Louis and Beyond: Goldfarb Auditorium William Kenney, jazz scholar, Kent State University Eugene Redmond, writer and scholar from East St. Louis, SIU, Edwardsville Quincy Troupe, co-author of Davis's autobiography, UC, San Diego

 Saturday May 26, 2001: Special Presentation: 12-12:50pm George Avakian, Davis's record producer

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 Washington U Saturday May 26, 2001: 1:30-3:30pm 162 McDonnell Hall Miles Davis and Biography: Goldfarb Auditorium John Szwed, folklore scholar and Davis biographer, Yale Jack Chambers, Davis biographer, University of Toronto Ian Carr, musician, journalist and Davis biographer

 Washington U Saturday May 26, 2001: 3:30-3:45pm 162 McDonnell Hall Closing Remarks: Goldfarb Auditorium Gerald Early