Greer/Nathanson/Miller | Jazz review

London jazz festivalEighteen years after the death of Miles Davis, the dark prince of jazz still casts a long shadow. Yet, everyone can take something from his legacy and make it theirs. Bonnie Greer's contribution to the London jazz festival, at the Purcell Room on Sunday, was a mixture of spoken word and music inspired by Davis's brief affair with singer Juliette Gréco. Greer's readings from Davis's autobiography alternated with Cleveland Watkiss's sensitive vocal improvisations, but I yea...

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