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Miles Davis' epic 1959 album, "Kind of Blue," is cited as a key inspiration by many music luminaries. Skip to content. All Sections. 70°F. Sunday, July 6th 2025 e-Edition. Home Page.
Miles Davis was the personification of restless spirit, always pushing himself and his music into uncharted territory. He was an innovative lightning rod for musicians from all genres ...
Miles Davis moved to New York City at just 18 years old to attend the prestigious Juilliard School of Music. But having grown up in all-black neighborhoods in St. Louis, Miles experienced ...
Miles Davis kept forcing jazz in new directions, but his stark, lyrical trumpet sound was a constant, and it still seduces. By Jesse Hamlin, Chronicle Staff Writer July 14, 2006.
There’s a scene in Miles Davis’ autobiography where the trumpeter is invited to an upscale dinner party and is seated next a society matron who asks him what he does. “I changed music six ...
Miles Dewey Davis III, as his full name goes, was born in Alton, Illinois in 1926. Exceptionally versatile, the career of this brilliant jazz trumpeter is hard to summarise. Here, let's focus on ...
In 1970, Miles Davis Played Four Sets For A New Audience That June, Miles Davis played four nights at the New York rock palace Fillmore East. Those performances are now out in full for the first time.
In the first 20 minutes of the terrific new documentary “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool,” we see the jazz legend grow up in St. Louis, move to New York, enroll at Juilliard, join Charlie ...
When Miles Davis’ nephew Vince Wilburn Jr. saw the newest documentary exploring the life of the late trumpeter, his eyes swelled with tears. According to the drummer, who worked alongside Davis ...
Miles Davis’s entire career was based on a pursuit for truth and discovery. With his electric period, this constant pursuit of new ideas and sounds brought us an entire genre of music.