Friday August 21, 2026
9:00-10:00
Harborside Room
$10
Film 1
From St. Louis to 52nd St.
featuring rare film clips of Clark Terry, Billy Eckstine, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Coleman Hawkins, Gerry Mulligan, Gil Evans, John Lewis, Joe Albany and more.
10:30-11:30
Harborside Room.
$15
Session 1
Early Miles
Presented by Loren Schoenberg
1:00-2:00
Pacific Ballroom
$30
Concert 1
Now's the Time
The Music of Charlie Parker with Miles Davis 1945-1949
featuring
The Charles McPherson Quintet with special guest: Terrell Stafford
2:30-3:30
Harborside Room.
$15
Session 2
The Birth of the Cool
Presented by Ken Poston
4:00-5:00
Pacific Ballroom
$30
Concert 2
The Birth of the Cool
featuring The Jon Faddis Nonet
5:30-6:30
Harborside Room.
$15
Panel Discussion 1
Musings on Miles Pt. 1
Moderator:
Panelists: Charles McPherson, Roy McCurdy
7:00-8:00
Pacific Ballroom
$30
Concert 3
Conception
Music of Miles Davis 1952-1954
The Ron Stout Sextet featuring Jerry Pinter, Bob Sheppard, Roy McCurdy
8:15-9:15
Pacific Ballroom
$30.00
New Rhumba: Music of Ahmad Jamal
featuring The Eric Reed Trio
9:30-11:00
Pacific Ballroom
$30
Concert 4
Round Midnight
Quintet Music of the Columbia Years
Jeremy Pelt, Ernie Watts, Eric Reed, Kenny Washington
Saturday, August 22, 2026
9:30-10:30
Harborside Room
$10
Film 2
Miles Ahead 1950-59
featuring rare film clips of Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean, Lee Konitz, J.J. Johnson, Barney Wilen, Thelonious Monk, Jimmy Heath, Milt Jackson, Bill Evans, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley
11:00-12:00
Pacific Ballroom
Free
Concert 6
The Young Lions Plays Sonny Rollins
1:30-2:30
Pacific Ballroom
$30
Concert 7
Workin' Steamin' Relaxin' and Cookin'
Music of The Miles Davis Quintet with John Coltrane 1954-56
Featuring: The Gilbert Castellanos Quintet with Joshua White, Tyler Kreutel, Luke Little and Brian Levy
2:45-3:45
Harborside Room.
$15
Panel 2
Miles and Trane
Moderated by Loren Schoenberg
Panelists: Ernie Watts, Ralph Moore, Doug Webb
4:00-5:00
Pacific Ballroom
$30
Concert 8
Tenor Conclave
Celebrating John Coltrane
Featuring: Ernie Watts, Doug Webb and Ralph Moore
5:15-6:15
Harborside Room.
$15
Panel 3
Out of the Cool: The Genius of Gil Evans
Miles Evans with Ken Poston
8:00
Pacific Ballroom
$60
Concert 9
Miles Ahead
The Miles Davis-Gil Evans Collaborations
The KSDS Jazz Orchestra
featuring Special Guests: Miles Evans, Jon Faddis, Terrell Stafford, Jeremy Pelt and Gilbert Castellanos
11:30
FREE
Concert 10
Round Midnight
Open Jam Session
Sunday, August 23, 2026
9:30-10:30
Harborside Room
$10
Film 3
Miles Smiles 1960-1991
featuring rare film clips of Wynton Kelly, Jimmy Cobb, John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Victor Feldman, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Liebman, Jon Scofield, Kenny Garret, Marcus Miller and more.
11:00-12:00
Harborside Room.
$15
Panel 4
Musings on Miles Pt. 2
Moderated by Loren Schoenberg
Panelists: Miles Evans, Jon Faddis, Terrell Stafford, Jeremy Pelt and Gilbert Castellanos
1:00-2:00
Pacific Ballroom
$30
Concert 11
Milestones
All-Star Sextet with Special Guests: Terrell Stafford, Bobby Watson, Eric Reed
2:30-3:30
Pacific Ballroom
$30
Concert 12
Kind of Blue
Jon Faddis Sextet
Featuring Bobby Watson, Ernie Watts, Kei Akagi, Kenny Washington
4:00-5:00
Pacific Ballroom
$30
Concert 13
Seven Steps to Heaven
The Holly Hofmann Quartet with Joshua White
And Special Guest Marshal Hawkins
5:15-6:15
Pacific Ballroom
$30
Concert 14
ESP
Music of Miles Davis’ Second Great Quintet 1964-67
Featuring: Jeremy Pelt, Doug Webb, Joshua White and Gerry Gibbs
8:00-9:00
Pacific. Ballroom
$30
Concert 15
The Music of Miles Davis 1967-75
Gerry Gibbs and the Electric Thrasher Orchestra
with special guests: Jeremy Pelt
9:30-11:00
Pacific Ballroom
$30
Concert 16
Miles Re-Imagined
Nicholas Payton Trio