Portland celebration honors trumpeter Miles Davis on what would have been his 100th birthday

One of the most popular jazz albums of all time is still “Kind of Blue”, from trumpeter Miles Davis. Over the course of his career, Davis was pioneering in almost every major form of jazz, from be-bop to fusion. Early in his career, he recorded the compilation “Birth of the Cool” with nine other musicians, which is considered seminal to the era of cool jazz. KMHD and Portland trumpeter Noah Simpson will celebrate Miles Davis’ 100th birthday later this month with a performance of the classic 1957 album in its entirety.