* Miles Davis Properties, LLC has announced that they're teaming up with with global licensing company Perryscope Productions to develop and sell various merchandise based on Davis' name, image, music, and visual art.
* In somewhat-related news, Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, the forthcoming documentary directed by Emmy winner Stanley Nelson, will be screened at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Along with a global theatrical release next summer, the film also will air on PBS' American Masters and on BBC2 in the UK.
* Singer Lynne Fiddmont (pictured) was interviewed by the Post-Dispatch's Kevin Johnson in advance of her concert this Sunday afternoon at The Sheldon.
* L.I.F.E. Arts, a not-for-profit organization started by singer Brian Owens, has won a $100,000 grant from Maryville University, which will be used over the next two years for various programs to help young people develop leadership skills through the arts.
* Singer, actor and Belleville native Lea DeLaria was interviewed on Britain's Channel 4 News.
* Trumpeter Keyon Harrold last week was a special guest performer with pianist Abdullah Ibrahim and Ekaya at a concert in London; read a review here.
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