The Miles Davis Online Interview (Pt. 2): Erwann Gauthier

(Artist Series, Volume 17) Last year I had the pleasure to catch up with Erwann Gauthier, artistic director for Paris-based design studio Ezz-thetic. Gauthier was kind of enough to let me post two of his Miles Davis illustrations, which you can see here. It’d be tough for any creative type to stay away from Miles [...]

Miles Davis Festival’s 85th Birthday Tribute Set For Two Shows In St. Louis

BBs Jazz, Blues & Soups and WSIE Jazz 88.7-FM is honoring Miles Davis with two jam sessions to celebrate the Miles Davis Festival’s 85th birthday tribute to East St. Louis’ native son: on Monday, August 29 and Monday, September 19. The Miles Davis Festival will feature Delano Redmond’s “Miles To Go” Jazztet. via stlamerican.com Miles [...]

Miles Davis Sheet Music Comes Alive

Dan Cohen scores again, this time with Miles Davis‘ classic “So What” getting the Animated Sheet Music treatment. Very cool is an understatement. BONUS: Animated Sheet Music: “Bloomdido” by Charlie Parker

Terence Blanchard: “Miles Davis was a person who epitomized what it meant to be a jazz artist”

Terence Blanchard, whom I like a lot, recently spoke with the Los Angeles Times about his influences. Miles Davis is on that list. “Miles was a person who epitomized what it meant to be a jazz artist. “He was uncompromising. He was a person who didn’t look back and didn’t let his decisions be swayed [...]

Miles Davis’ Chili Makes A Comeback

Chef Jonathan Dixon (he cooks at ‘Cue restaurant in Saugerties, NY) is a big fan of Miles Davis. Without jumping into too much detail, let me just say that over at the new Gilt Taste website, Dixon decides to make Miles’ recipe for chili, which he found while reading John Szwed’s Davis biography – So [...]

Team Miles Davis Slap Lawsuit On Cafe For Using The Jazz Legend’s Name

Writing for Bloomberg.com, Don Jeffrey has a story about what happens when you mess with the business of Miles Davis. Miles Davis Properties LLC, the group that oversees the Miles Davis estate, have sued the operators of a Manhattan jazz club called Miles’ Cafe alleging infringement. Miles Davis Properties LLC said today the club and [...]

Miles Davis Featured In Latest Issue Of Uncut Magazine

I’m a big fan of Uncut magazine. Their September 2011 issue is especially excellent because they feature Miles Davis in their always interesting Album By Album feature. With great commentary from the likes of Jimmy Cobb, Jack Dejohnette and Bill Evans, Uncut spotlights the ‘jazz king of cool’s greatest works.’ So of course we get [...]

We Want Miles Art Exhibition Now In Rio de Janeiro

We Want Miles! Or should I say, ‘Queremos Miles!’ Following successful showings in Paris and Montreal, the We Want Miles exhibition has traveled south – South America that is. The life and work of trumpeter Miles Davis will be exhibited at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brazil in Rio de Janeiro between now and September [...]

The Miles Davis Online Interview: Michael Stadtlender

(Artist Series, Volume 17) Before I delve into my introduction of Michael Stadtlender, I just want to say that if I were running the show on the Miles Davis Movie, I would absolutely run a contest to have people design the movie poster. Maybe the winner gets his or her design published in a magazine, [...]