Ron Miles Obituary – Cause Of Death; Who Is Ron Miles’ Wife? Ron Miles’ Children And More

American jazz legend, Ron Miles, has died of complications from polycythemia vera, a rare blood disorder. He was just 58.

Miles, who was based in Denver, was also an educator and prolific recording and stage artist. He died in his home, in the presence of his wife and family.

Miles, a Grammy-nominated trumpeter and composer who was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2017, had recently canceled a public performance at Knoxville, Tenn.’s Big Ears Festival, which he played regularly in the past.

Miles’ expansive career and singular, progressive voice extended to coordinating the jazz program at Metropolitan State University of Denver, along with office-mate and jazz legend Fred Hess, a tenor saxophonist and frequent musical collaborator with Miles who died in 2018.

Miles was born in Indianapolis, Ind., on May 9, 1963, eventually moving to Denver in 1974 at the age of 11.

He went to East High School before attending the University of Denver, the University of Colorado, and the Manhattan School of Music in the 1980s.

His 35-year recording career spanned a dozen albums for the Prolific, Capri, Gramavision, and Sterling Circle labels.

Don Miles Wife, Children And Family
Miles is survived by his wife, Kari Miles; daughter Justice Miles; son Honor Miles; mother Jane Miles; brother Johnathan Miles; sisters Shari Miles-Cohen and Kelly West; and half-sister Vicki M. Brown.