This event is in the past.It took place on November 20, 2025 at médiathèque musicale de Paris.
Educational TalkEducational TalkJazz scholar Laurent Cugny explores the creative telepathy between Miles Davis and Gil Evans, a partnership so rare that Davis—who rarely praised non-instrumentalists or white musicians—trusted Evans to translate his musical thoughts perfectly.
Jazz history
Music lecture
First in series
Tips
🎺"no one else but Gil can think for me in this way" (Miles Davis)
📚first of five Miles Davis conferences through April 2026
🎹speaker Cugny is both jazz scholar and working pianist
Miles Davis & Gil Evans - Conférence / Laurent Cugny
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Educational TalkEducational TalkJazz scholar Laurent Cugny explores the creative telepathy between Miles Davis and Gil Evans, a partnership so rare that Davis—who rarely praised non-instrumentalists or white musicians—trusted Evans to translate his musical thoughts perfectly.
Jazz history
Music lecture
First in series
Tips
🎺"no one else but Gil can think for me in this way" (Miles Davis)
📚first of five Miles Davis conferences through April 2026
🎹speaker Cugny is both jazz scholar and working pianist
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