Many know Paolo Fresu, as a trumpeter, but few people know him as a narrator. They are both the protagonists of “Kind of Miles”, a play and a concert at the same time. On the centenary of Miles Davis’s birth, Fresu reflects, tells, and evokes one of the key figures of twentieth-century music. Not only jazz.

Paolo Fresu, Kind of Miles

Teatro Morlacchi

Miles Davis would have been 100 years old on 26 May 2026. The hr-Bigband is taking this milestone birthday as an opportunity to pay a very special tribute to the jazz legend, who himself performed at the Alte Oper in 1990. The ensemble will pay tribute to the collaborative work of Miles Davis and arranger Gil Evans by performing the complete works of 'Miles Ahead', 'Porgy and Bess' and 'Sketches of Spain', written between 1957 and 1960, in one evening with three exquisite soloists. The three albums are regarded as epochal and groundbreaking works that would forever shape the musical landscape of orchestral jazz. Miles Ahead" marked the beginning of the successful collaboration between the two musicians and laid the foundation for their later status as musical legends. But the two albums that followed also explored the possibilities of jazz in large formations and made jazz history.

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Miles Davis 100

Alte Oper

It began as an experiment exactly twenty years ago. That was when Sardinian trumpeter Paolo Fresu, French accordionist Richard Galliano and Swedish pianist Jan Lundgren first came together for a series of concerts that resulted in the first Mare Nostrum album.

Blue House Jazz – Mare Nostrum

Konserthuset Stockholm

Sardinian trumpeter Fresu and American keyboardist Caine make their first appearance together at SFJAZZ, performing material from their longstanding partnership. 

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Events

Past events

Jul 4, 2026

Paolo Fresu, Kind of Miles · Umbria Jazz

May 26, 2026

Miles Davis 100 · Alte Oper Frankfurt

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