Miles Davis is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of jazz music. Over the course of his career, he had a significant impact on jazz piano, jazz composition, and jazz ...

Jazz drummer Al Foster, who played with the likes of Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and Sonny Rollins has died. He was 82. NPR ...

Wayne Shorter, the legendary, Grammy-winning saxophonist who — in addition to his own renowned albums and work with jazz supergroup Weather Report — collaborated with the likes of Miles Davis ...

WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with Dr. Eddie Henderson and George Cables about the Miles Davis Celebration Festival at SMOKE Jazz Club ...

On KIND OF BLUE, Miles Davis hit a pinnacle of beauty and cool in jazz that has never been surpassed ... who stayed only a few months, but whose influence helped spark Kind Of Blue, one of ...

Ahmad Jamal was a lifelong friend of jazz icon Miles Davis and influenced a generation ... Even in later decades his influence was evident, with his piano riffs sampled by hip hop artists ...

Miles Davis’ 1970 album Bitches Brew marked a considerable departure from the “cool jazz” sound he helped to define with ... the album is now considered one of Davis’ seminal works. The influence of ...

who was a big influence upon Miles, and Sly & the Family Stone. The jazz musicians were trying to figure out how to stay relevant. Betty Davis was someone who was plugged into that whole network. She ...