Ron Miles
American trumpeter, cornetist and composer
Ron Miles (May 9, 1963 – March 8, 2022) was an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, and composer. His career was based in Denver, Colorado.[1] He was Denver's most well known jazz musicians.[2] He was the co-ordinator of Jazz Studies at Metropolitan State University of Denver.[3]
Ron Miles | |
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 Miles in concert with Bill Frisell, Innsbruck, Austria, in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 9, 1963 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 2022 (aged 58) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Cornet, trumpet |
| Years active | 1980–2022 |
| Labels | Capri, Gramavision, Sterling Circle, Prolific |
Miles died on March 8, 2022 at a hospital in Denver, Colorado from problems caused by polycythemia vera, a rare form of bone marrow cancer at the age of 58.[4]
References change
- ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Ron Miles – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ↑ Bret Saunders (September 14, 2010). "Jazz: The many styles of Ron Miles". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on 2011-03-09.
- ↑ Metropolitan State College of Denver – Department of Music Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ↑ Wenzel, John (9 March 2022). "Denver's Ron Miles, a legend in American jazz, has died at 58". The Denver Post. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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