Overview

• Reservoir completed a deal with the Miles Davis Estate to acquire the jazz icon’s publishing catalog and to coordinate legacy initiatives tied to his 100th birthday in 2026.
• Reporting via The New York Times describes Reservoir’s stake as roughly 90% of the publishing with shared control of Davis’s name and likeness and participation in the estate’s sound‑recording income, while financial terms were not disclosed and have only been estimated.
• The partnership is overseen with the estate by Cheryl and Erin Davis, nephew Vincent Wilburn Jr., general manager Darryl Porter, and attorney Jeff Biederman, with public statements emphasizing stewardship of Davis’s legacy.
• Centennial plans in development include the feature film Miles & Juliette with River Road and Mick Jagger’s Jagged Films, starring Damson Idris and Anamaria Vartolomei, plus a new international symphonic show.
• Live programming will feature an M.E.B. international tour and a four‑night Miles Davis Centennial Celebration at SFJazz in March, and Sony Music says it retains recorded‑music rights to Davis albums from 1955 to 1985.