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AMANDA SCHWENGEL
Grammy-nominated cornetist, trumpeter and composer Ron Miles joined forces with legendary label Blue Note Records in October to release his latest album. “Rainbow Sign” explores the metaphorical connections made by rainbows. “There’s this idea of rainbows being a highway from heaven to earth, and that we can go back and forth to visit,” said Miles, musician-in-residence at Metropolitan State University of Denver. “Now, it also means inclusion and love and courage … and to meet the test to be positive, vigilant and still love in the face of negativity we constantly encounter.” Miles composed the majority of the album in summer 2018 as his father passed away. Its nine tracks span a spectrum of emotion and compassion, from the delicately airy second single “The Rumor” to the bouncing kinetic romp “Custodian of the New,” a tribute to Miles’ father — himself a custodian.
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