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Each year, RadioWest sits down for in-depth conversations with filmmakers and producers during the Sundance Film Festival. Just like the festival, the RadioWest team has eclectic taste. We hope you enjoy the diversity of topics as much as we do.

Sundance 2019: Miles Davis - Birth Of The Cool

Courtesy Sundance Institute

Even people who don’t like jazz know about Miles Davis. Director Stanley Nelson’s latest film profiles the mercurial musician whose relentlessly creative life gave birth to the word “cool.”

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Even people who don’t like jazz know the name Miles Davis. More than just a horn player, Davis was a musical genius and a cultural icon who lived life on his own terms and innovated with relentless energy. Just when it seemed like the times had passed him by, he would break with convention, disregard tradition and forge new sounds that inspired generations of musicians. Director Stanley Nelson’s latest film profiles Davis’s mercurial and unique life, which gave birth to the word “cool.”

Stanley Nelson directed and produced the documentary film Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool. It's showing in the Documentary Premiers section at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. It's the tenth film Nelson has shown at the festival.

SCREENINGS

  • Friday, February 1, 2:30 p.m., The MARC Theatre, Park City
  • Saturday, February 2, 9:45 p.m., Broadway Center Cinemas, Salt Lake City
Doug Fabrizio has been reporting for KUER News since 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of KUER's RadioWest, a one hour conversation/call-in show on KUER 90.1 in Salt Lake City. He has gained a reputation for his thoughtful style. He has interviewed everyone from Isabel Allende to the Dalai Lama, and from Madeleine Albright to Desmond Tutu. His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation." He has won numerous awards for his reporting and for his work with RadioWest and KUED's Utah NOW from such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.