JazzReach Examines the Career of Miles Davis in CPS Concert, Nov. 6

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JazzReach’s “Miles Davis and the Blue Flame Incident,” featuring the Metta Quintet will perform in SUNY Potsdam’s Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m.

• The Metta Quintet will present JazzReach's "Miles Davis and the Blue Flame Incident" program for an upcoming Community Performance Series concert on Nov. 6.

POTSDAM, NY (10/24/2014)(readMedia)-- Community Performance Series will continue its 25th season with JazzReach's "Miles Davis and the Blue Flame Incident," featuring the Metta Quintet. The concert will take place Thursday, Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Proscenium Theater in SUNY Potsdam's Performing Arts Center.

This engaging program combines live performance and multimedia to celebrate the groundbreaking achievements of iconic trumpeter, bandleader and cultural provocateur Miles Davis. The program traverses Davis' extensive career and features music from his most creative periods, including his controversial divergence in the late 1960s.

Using both jazz history and 20th century American history as a backdrop, "Miles Davis and the Blue Flame Incident" (which alludes to one of Davis' earliest childhood memories) will engage, inform and enlighten audiences about one of the most compelling, infinitely creative and trailblazing artists the world has ever known.

"'Miles Davis and the Blue Flame Incident' follows Davis' career and illustrates all of the different things he's accomplished, all of the different phases of his career and really showcases the breadth of his imagination," said Hans Schuman, founder and executive director of JazzReach.

JazzReach is dedicated to the promotion, performance, creation and teaching of jazz music through innovative programs that captivate audiences. For more information, visit www.jazzreach.org.

Tickets are currently on sale, and can be purchased in person at the CPS Box Office, now located in SUNY Potsdam's new Performing Arts Center, or by calling (315) 267-2277. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.cpspotsdam.org or by visiting Northern Music & Video in downtown Potsdam. The price is $5 for students and $10 for adults.

Community Performance Series is a college-community partnership presenting world-class performing artists and arts education opportunities in Northern New York. This rich mixture of programming links communities, classrooms and audiences of all ages and preserves access to the performing arts for future generations. For more information, visit www.cpspotsdam.org.

Founded in 1816, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of only three arts campuses in the entire SUNY system. SUNY Potsdam's arts curriculum offers the full palette: music, theatre, dance, fine arts and creative writing. No matter the discipline, people from all backgrounds can find their creative compass at Potsdam, with myriad arts immersion experiences available for both campus and community.

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