'Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Aug 22, 2019

Documentary filmmaker and MacArthur fellow, Stanley Nelson Jr., and Miles Davis’s nephew, Vince Wilburn Jr., join us to discuss the new documentary, “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool.” 

 

Event: The film opens at Film Forum on Friday, August 23. Stanley and Vince will be doing Q&A’s at Film Forum through the weekend.

 

This segment is guest-hosted by Jenna Flanagan.

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