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Leimert Park Jazz Festival brings its popular Sunday Jazz monthly concert series to The Ford to celebrate the centennial birthday of the legendary trumpeter Miles Davis. Grammy-nominated pianist John Beasley, a former member of Miles’ band, traces the evolution of Miles through distinct creative eras. He and his band illuminate Miles’ relentless commitment to reinvention, from the groundbreaking Birth of the Cool to the lyricism of Kind of Blue to the electric and fusion explorations of the 1970s and beyond. On the program’s second half, innovators from the Leimert Park Jazz Festival Emerging Artists Collective enter into new artistic terrain, following the tradition of evolution that Davis embodied. Join us for a night that is a living exploration of Miles Davis’ spirit of risk, experimentation, and forward motion.

John Beasley’s UNLIMITED MILES: MILES DAVIS AT 100

The Ford

Unlimited Miles: Miles Davis At 100 keeps one foot rooted in the rich legacy of Miles Davis while the other leaps boldly into the future. Under the direction of award-winning pianist and composer, John Beasley, this starry sextet delves into the visionary spirit and boundless creativity of Davis, exploring the vast directions his music continues to inspire. Beasley’s arrangements will cover each decade of Davis’ chameleonic career.

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Unlimited Miles: Miles Davis at 100

Folly Theater

Unlimited Miles: Miles Davis At 100 keeps one foot rooted in the rich legacy of Miles Davis while the other leaps boldly into the future. Under the direction of award-winning pianist and composer John Beasley, this starry sextet delves into the visionary spirit and boundless creativity of Miles Davis, exploring the vast directions his music. Davis continues to inspire as one of the most influential jazz musicians the world has ever seen or heard. Beasley’s arrangements will cover each decade of Davis’ career and quest for reinvention.

Unlimited Miles

Wharton Center for Performing Arts

Many are looking forward to this exciting encounter: John Beasley and Magnus Lindgren join forces with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in the Blue House Jazz series, with special guest Michael Mayo!

Blue House Jazz with orchestra – Portraits

Stockholm City Hall

Our inaugural Jazz @ The JAI Guest Curator, legendary award-winning saxophonist Charles McPherson, and John Beasley, two-time GRAMMY winner, pianist, and composer, curate a program from Duke Ellington through the eras of jazz up to what’s happening now. John Beasley is joined by a roster of rising star jazz artists.

Charles & Friends: John Beasley and the Next Generation

The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

Pianist, composer and arranger John Beasley is one of those figures who have reached the mountaintop in the jazz world. A noted keyboardist with none other than Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard, leader of the renowned MONK’estra, and double GRAMMY award winner, Mr. Beasley represents all facets of the music. Join us as John brings his arrangements of Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Wayne Shorter and more to life alongside our vibrant big band.

Iconic Masters: Bird, Monk, Duke & More

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Under the direction of Grammy Award-winning pianist, composer, and arranger John Beasley, star‑studded musicians Marcus Strickland on saxophone, Sean Jones on trumpet, Ben Williams on bass, and Terreon Gully on drums delve into the visionary spirit and boundless creativity of Miles Davis.

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John Beasley

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 7, 2026

John Beasley’s Unlimited Miles: Miles Davis at 100 · The Royal Conservatory of Music

Past events

Jul 19, 2026

John Beasley’s UNLIMITED MILES: MILES DAVIS AT 100 · The Ford

Mar 29, 2026

Unlimited Miles: Miles Davis at 100 · Folly Theater

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