Ron Miles

Ron Miles (May 9, 1963 – March 8, 2022) was an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, and composer. His career was based in Denver, Colorado.[1] He was Denver's most well known jazz musicians.[2] He was the co-ordinator of Jazz Studies at Metropolitan State University of Denver.[3]

Ron Miles
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Miles in concert with Bill Frisell, Innsbruck, Austria, in 2009
Background information
Born(1963-05-09)May 9, 1963
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
DiedMarch 8, 2022(2022-03-08) (aged 58)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsCornet, trumpet
Years active1980–2022
LabelsCapri, Gramavision, Sterling Circle, Prolific
Associated actsBill Frisell, Fred Hess

Miles died on March 8, 2022 at a hospital in Denver, Colorado from problems caused by polycythemia vera, a rare form of bone marrow cancer at the age of 58.[4]

References

  1. Yanow, Scott. "Ron Miles – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  2. Bret Saunders (September 14, 2010). "Jazz: The many styles of Ron Miles". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on 2011-03-09.
  3. Metropolitan State College of Denver – Department of Music Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  4. Wenzel, John (9 March 2022). Denver’s Ron Miles, a legend in American jazz, has died at 58. The Denver Post. https://www.denverpost.com/2022/03/09/ron-miles-death-obituary/. Retrieved 10 March 2022.