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 ...

Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright cited “Kind of Blue” as a prime influence on ... four other standout jazz albums released in 1959. He is not related to Miles Davis, who died in 1991 ...

pioneers like John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie (Trumpet), Charlie Parker (Saxophone), Miles Davis (Trumpet), and Thelonious Monk (Piano) shunned the formal attire of older generations of jazz ...

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

It’s a music festival that showcases some local talent, while honoring the late great Alton native Miles Davis. The 20th ...

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

As jazz continues to influence hip-hop ... Finish story here; 10 Essential Miles Davis Blues Songs to Celebrate Black History ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...