The Miles Davis Online Interview: Jesse Watson

(Artist Series, Volume 17) Stumbling across the Internet and discovering a talented artist and author like Jesse Watson really makes my day. Sure, he features outstanding Miles Davis paintings, which is what led me to his official website in the first place, but all of his artwork – which includes wonderful collections like Jazz & [...]

Miles Davis Edition Of Vibrations Collector Magazine Just Released

If you speak French this is good news. Even if you do not speak French this is still good news – due to the beautiful photos! A new issue of Vibrations Collector is out – and it is all about Miles Davis. The special issue features gorgeous photos, original essays and exclusive interviews. The magazine [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

The Miles Davis Online Interview: Yuriy Shevchuk

(We have featured 16 amazing artists so far in the Artist Series. Here is a re-post of the first one – featuring the talented Yuriy Shevchuk) Yuriy Shevchuk’s artwork is wonderful; modern art so full of charm, sophistication and style blended with a delightful harmony of color. Among his excellent gallery of oil, watercolor and [...]

The Miles Davis Online Interview: Jamie Parslow

I had an instant reaction to Jamie Parslow’s photography: the work is honest and immediate. In my search for Miles Davis art and photography, I found Parslow, and with him not only three, marvelous photographs of the jazz legend, but a lovely assortment of photographs taken throughout a long, exciting career; presently residing in Norway, [...]

The Miles Davis Online Interview: Heath Killen

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The Miles Davis Online Interview: Hyatt Moore

(Artist Series, Volume 14) Right there in the thick of the delightful Hyatt Moore gallery of paintings, comfortably resting among the enchanting still-lifes and vibrant abstracts, is a glorious oil on panel painting of Miles Davis. I’m best described as a recent, though instant, fan of the painter Hyatt Moore; initially drawn in by the [...]

The Miles Davis Online Interview: Michael Symonds

(Artist Series, Volume 13) Any painting of Michael Symonds is both unique and full of beautiful color. But the jazz paintings of Michael Symonds are extra special to me; the singularity and lush palette of colors that define each of his paintings combined with the portraits of talented musicians who helped shape the very foundation [...]

The Miles Davis Online Interview: Erwann Gauthier

(Artist Series, Volume 16) As Creative Director for Paris-based design studio EZZ-thetic, Erwann Gauthier understands design – in all its many styles and functions. Knowing my passion for All Things Miles Davis®, the talented Gauthier was kind enough to shoot me over some of his artwork inspired by the jazz legend. One of the illustrations [...]

The Miles Davis Online Interview: Lindonês Silveira

(Artist Series, Volume 12) As of a few days ago I am a new fan of artist Lindonês Silveira. I stumbled onto a terrific Miles Davis painting and consequently spent the next few hours pouring over his art galleries. The Blues Jazz collection stands out as a favorite, but his sets on women, urban scenes [...]

The Miles Davis Online Interview: Paul Slaughter

(Artist Series, Volume 10) * This is a re-post of an interview I did last year with the great Paul Slaughter. I’m delighted to post this conversation I had recently with the talented photographer Paul Slaughter. A former disc jockey at a Los Angeles jazz station in the ‘60s, Paul went on to photograph beautiful [...]

The Miles Davis Online Interview: Jeff Bridges

(Artist Series, Volume 9) As I had mentioned in the previous Artist Series post, I have a thing for tracking down Miles Davis-inspired artwork on Flickr. And once again I recently stumbled upon a great-looking oil painting of the jazz icon – this particular artwork courtesy of Jeff Bridges. There’s a superb collection in the [...]

The Miles Davis Online Interview: Ricardo Cavolo

(Artist Series, Volume I’m not much of a power user of Flickr. But I have been known to spend hours scrolling through the Miles Davis photographs. A lot of people have posted a lot of terrific Miles Davis content – and for that I’m grateful. And it’s via Flickr where I have discovered some [...]

The Miles Davis Online Interview: Julien Trédan-Turini

(Artist Series, Volume 5) So there I am surfing through pages of Miles Davis photos on the web, and I stumble upon Julien Trédan-Turini’s fantastic illustration of Miles Davis – ‘Miles Away.’ A talented graphic designer residing in Paris, Julien has a website and Blog well worth checking out for his fine collection of work. [...]