Flushing Town Hall, an historic Queens music venue, has announced that it will be hosting a NEA Jazz Masters concert, “A Tribute to Miles Davis,” on March 20th. The concert and tribute will honor the Jazz icon, Miles Davis, who would have turned 100 this year, and is led by Jimmy Owens, a legendary musician.
Jimmy Owen is a talented jazz artist who has more than 45 years of experience as a jazz trumpeter, composer, lecturer, music education consultant, and arranger. He has performed with many exceptional musicians, including Kenny Barron, Count Basie, Kenny Burrell, and Duke Ellington.
Owens will perform along with three other remarkable musicians and NEA Jazz Masters: Donald Harrison (alto saxophone), Kenny Barron (piano), Terri Lyne Carrington (drums), Michael Howel (guitar), and Kenny Davis (bass).
Jimmy Owens commented that“ The concert tribute to Miles Davis is going to look at his early life and compositions, and compositions from his later performing life. Miles Davis set a pattern of creativity that affected all musicians. Many of the musicians who performed with him became established leaders in their own right after they left Miles Davis’ band.”
The event is hosted at Flushing Town Hall, a multi-disciplinary global arts center that aims to engage and educate global communities of Queens and New York on the arts. They support local, immigrant, national, and international artists and celebrate the history of Queens as the home of Jazz.
Flushing Town Hall hosted its first-ever NEA Jazz Masters concert on November 17, 2026, which launched this beloved tradition. The historic venue has hosted many talented artists and has continued to dazzle jazz enthusiastics. In the past performers such as Birdland, the Village Vanguard, and Blue Note have performed at the Flushing Town Hall.
Ellen Kodadek, the Executive and Artistic Director of Flushing Town Hall, said, “We are thrilled to welcome the NEA Jazz Masters concert back to Flushing Town Hall and to Queens, where jazz has such a deep and meaningful history. This concert is always a highlight of our season, and we are deeply grateful to Jimmy Owens for our longtime partnership and for bringing so much musical talent together on our stage. It is an honor to present these outstanding artists and to share this special evening with our community.”
The event is scheduled for Friday, March 20th, at Flushing Town Hall, at 8pm. Tickets for general admission are $40 and can be purchased here. For more information, visit the Flushing Town Hall’s website.
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