Family Of Miles Davis Celebrates Documentary And Restored East St. Louis Home
The first phase of a project to restore the childhood home of famed trumpeter Miles Davis in East St. Louis is now complete.
The House of Miles East St. Louis opened its doors in June 2018. The first phase included the creation of a Miles Davis museum, an art gallery and a classroom setting for musicians and children. The space, which includes concert posters and artifacts, is a fitting tribute to the jazz musician, his family and friends said this week.
“This is a beautiful homage or a beautiful contribution to what made Uncle Miles Davis, Miles Dewey Davis,” said Vince Wilburn Jr., the famed trumpeter’s nephew. “Can you picture him coming out of the house, going to school, spitting rice with his embouchure right down these streets where we’re standing? That’s amazing to me.”
Willburn, who played the drums in his uncle's band, visited the house Thursday with the trumpeter's son, Erin Davis, and his daughter Cheryl Davis. They arrived to attend the St. Louis release of "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool," a documentary on Davis and his contributions to jazz and popular music.
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