‘You won’t play a solo like him’

Trumpeter Alex Bezzina reflects on Miles Davis’s legacy ahead of a centenary concert at the Manoel

Next weekend sees some of Malta’s most well-known jazz musicians take to the Manoel Theatre’s historic stage for a concert marking the centenary of jazz icon Miles Davis.

Fittingly, the One Hundred Miles concert will be directed by a trumpet player, Alex Bezzina, who explained how the pioneering American musician had “changed the way people thought about the trumpet” while creating a truly unique sound.

Read more about the event on Times2.

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