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News • Arts & Culture / November 6, 2015

Local Musician Lands Role In Miles Davis Biopic

Indianapolis Jazz Bassist Brandon Meeks portrays one of Miles Davis’ band members in a new biopic of the legendary musician, created by actor-director by Don Cheadle. WFYI’s Jill Ditmire invited Brandon to stop by the studio to talk about the film.urlIndianapolis, Brandon Meeks, Miles Davis, Miles Ahead, Don Cheadle, jazz, music2015-11-06T00:00:00-05:00

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Jill Ditmire

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis Jazz Bassist Brandon Meeks portrays one of Miles Davis’ band members in a new biopic of the legendary musician, created by actor-director by Don Cheadle. WFYI’s Jill Ditmire invited Brandon to stop by the studio to talk about the film.

Renewing A Guitarist's Creativity

In 1998 The Arts Council of Indianapolis and the Lilly Endowment created a grant program to help artists and arts administrators stay engaged. It's called the Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship. Curious Mix contributor Sandy Roob introduces us to one of the recent fellows.

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The Great American Songbook Foundation Receives Grant

The Great American Songbook Foundation in Carmel received a $10,000 grant to digitize recordings of composer Meredith Willson.

Arts & Culture / June 7, 2019

Jaguar I-Pace Does EV Performance Elegantly

Auto correspondent Casey Williams says Jaguar embraced both its heritage and next-decade technology to create an electric vehicle with the acceleration of a performance car, interior of a luxury car, and packaging of a tall sport sedan.