Celebrate Miles Davis' Iconic Album

On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the A L P H A B E T in Brighton will host a listening party for Miles Davis' iconic album Sketches of Spain. Who is Miles Davis and what is his background? Miles Davis was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer, born on 26 May 1926 in Alton, Illinois, and raised in East St. Louis, where he started playing the trumpet in his early teens. He began his professional career in Charlie Parker's bebop quintet from 1944 to 1948.

What is Sketches of Spain and how was it created? Sketches of Spain was released in 1960 and pairs Davis with arranger and composer Gil Evans on a programme of compositions largely derived from the Spanish folk tradition, including an extended version of the adagio from Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez.

What can fans expect from the listening party and the album itself? The album is regarded as an exemplary recording of third stream, a fusion of jazz, European classical music, and world music styles, and won a Grammy in 1961. Tickets are with the button beside the article.