Ron Miles has played an essential role in guitarist Bill Frisell’s expansive musical universe
for more than a decade, almost as long as the trumpeter has made ingenious use of Frisell’s
marvelously elastic sonic palette. The Denver-based Miles first collaborated with Frisell
on the guitarist’s exquisite self-named 1996 Nonesuch quartet CD, and he returned the favor
the following year on “Woman’s Day,” the trumpeter’s second Gramavision album focusing
on his tartly lyrical original compositions. The relationship reached a joyous epiphany on Miles’
2002 Sterling Circle album “Heaven,” a luminous duo session encompassing Bob Dylan and
Hank Williams, Jelly Roll Morton and Duke Ellington. 

The trumpeter’s latest collaboration with Frisell is a special project featuring forceful bassist
Reginald Veal, best known for his extensive work with Wynton Marsalis, and drummer Matt
Wilson, a highly creative bandleader in his own right. The band debuted in 2007 at the University
of Colorado with a repertoire of Miles originals and classic compositions by the likes of Ornette
Coleman, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, and Duke Ellington. The quartet, which showcases the
potent emotional chemistry between Miles and Frisell, is available for select performances.