Miles Davis Radio to Launch Exclusively on SIRIUS XM Radio

Limited-run
channel hosted by Davis’ son Erin Davis, his nephew drummer Vince
Wilburn Jr. and bassist, producer and writer Marcus Miller

“Miles Davis Radio” to celebrate the music, life and career of one of music’s most legendary icons

The
channel to showcase everything from Davis’ collaborations with Charlie
Parker at the age of 19 to his landmark albums, “Kind of Blue,” “Birth
of the Cool,” “Bitches Brew” and beyond

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced today that it will launch Miles Davis Radio, a
24-hour commercial-free channel devoted to the music and career of
Miles Davis, one of the greatest visionaries and most important figures
in jazz history.

The
limited-run channel will launch on Friday, November 20 at 3:00 pm ET
and will run until Wednesday, November 25 on SIRIUS channel 72 and XM
channel 70.

Miles Davis Radio, hosted
by Davis’ son Erin Davis, his nephew drummer Vince Wilburn Jr. and
legendary bassist, producer and writer Marcus Miller, will feature
music from Davis’ extensive catalog, which includes over one hundred
albums.

Listeners will
hear composer and former Miles Davis music director Robert Irving III
premiere never before heard soundtrack music recorded by Davis for the
1986 film Wise Guys. In addition, the channel is scheduled to
include special segments and interviews with former Davis band members
and various guests, including drummer Jimmy Cobb, pianist Herbie
Hancock, guitarist John Scofield, pianist Monty Alexander, record
executives Bruce Lundvall and Clive Davis, Davis’ long-time road
manager Gordon Meltzer, bassist Ron Carter, guitarist Carlos Santana, Rolling Stones bassist Darryl “Munch” Jones and friend and peer Quincy Jones.

Words
and music will also be devoted to different phases of Davis’ career
including stories from the legend himself. Courtesy of CBS News,
excerpts from the 1989 60 Minutes interview with the late Harry
Reasoner will be aired and musician/broadcaster Ben Sidran contributes
his 1989 conversation conducted on the beach at Davis’ Malibu home.

Miles Davis Radio
continues SIRIUS XM’s practice of creating exclusive limited-run
artist-branded channels dedicated to iconic musicians. In addition to
the current broadcast of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Radio, SIRIUS XM has previously offered limited-run channels such as Mandatory Metallica, Paul McCartney’s Fireman Radio, Rolling Stones Radio, AC/DC Radio, Led Zeppelin Radio, The Spectrum of John Mellencamp, The Who Channel, Radio R.E.M., Coldplay Nation, ABBA Radio, Neil Diamond Radio, Jay-Z Nation, Garth Brooks Radio and Duran Duran’s Red Carpet Radio among many others.

The channel coincides with the November 24 release of Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection, a
deluxe limited edition retrospective of the iconic music Davis created
during his 30 years with Columbia Records – 70 CDs and 1 DVD packaged
in Japanese-styled mini LP Jackets, plus a 250-page book with a
biography, discography, complete song index and rare photos. For more
information, visit www.miles-davis.com.

For more information, please visit www.sirius.com or www.xmradio.com.

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