KSDS Announces "KSDS Announces the Inaugural California Coast Jazz Festival: "Milestones," a Miles Davis Centennial Celebration" August 21-23, 2026 | Wyndham Bayside Hotel, San Diego. A once-in-a-lifetime concert experience.
The only Miles centennial built around his full legacy: the music, the players he made it with, and the artists carrying his sound today.
Featuring:
CHARLES McPHERSON, JON FADDIS, JEREMY PELT, TERRELL STAFFORD, GILBERT CASTELLANOS, MILES EVANS, RON STOUT, ERNIE WATTS, BOBBY WATSON, RALPH MOORE, DOUG WEBB, BOB SHEPPARD, ERIC REED, KENNY WASHINGTON, GERRY GIBBS, KEI AKAGI, LOREN SCHOENBERG, THE KSDS JAZZ ORCHESTRA…AND MORE!
As a KSDS member, you get first access before tickets open to the public this Friday, June 19th.
Three days overlooking San Diego Bay. 14 concerts. Panels, films, and rare presentations from the world's leading Miles Davis historians.
Most centennial tributes recreate concerts and albums. We are charting the full arc of Miles’ career, from the 52nd Street bebop years through Birth of the Cool, the Prestige sessions, Kind of Blue, the Second Great Quintet, and the electric era. One festival, the whole story.
A taste of the concert program:
- Now's the Time: Charlie Parker and Miles Davis
- The Birth of the Cool (featuring the original arrangements) ‘Round About Midnight: The Columbia Quintet
- Workin', Steamin', Relaxin', and Cookin'
- Miles Ahead: The Miles Davis and Gil Evans Collaborations
- Kind of Blue
- ESP: Music of the Second Great Quintet
- Electric Miles: 1967-75
And More
Your Member Pre-Sale Options
Full VIP Registration (All Access) $450 KSDS members ($500 non-members) Priority seating assigned on a first come, first served basis.
Platinum Front Row (KSDS members only, limited to 40 seats) $750 Front row seating across the full festival, plus the Thursday night Artist Reception.
Seats are assigned in the order calls come in, so the earlier you reach out, the better your view. Tickets open to the general public this Friday, June 19th. You have a 48-hour head start.
To register, call Chuck directly at (619) 388-3758.