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Gary Crosby Quintet – ‘Miles In the Sky’ at the Vortex

Gary Crosby’s quintet delivered a daring Miles Davis tribute at London’s Vortex, reinterpreting the Second Great Quintet’s repertoire with fresh, generational energy. The lineup featured longtime collaborators Winston Clifford, Denys Baptiste, Andrew McCormack and 19‑year‑old trumpeter Klara Devlin, whose horizontal improvisations drove the set. Despite rehearsing for less time than the two‑hour performance, the group produced a cohesive, forward‑looking sound that avoided nostalgia. The concert highlighted Crosby’s long‑standing Tomorrow’s Warriors mission of passing jazz knowledge to the next generation.