Miles Davis Soundboard: File Under Things We Need
I could be wrong but I do not believe there exists a Miles Davis Soundboard. I even checked soundboard.com and nope, of the 75k-plus Soundboards not one is a Miles Davis. Any Alec Baldwin Soundboard always makes me chuckle, the Judd Nelson/Breakfast Club is great and Sgt. Hartman from Full Metal Jacket is a Soundboard [...]
The Miles Davis Lounge Is As Cool As It Sounds
The Miles Davis Lounge, located inside the luxurious Kulm Hotel St.Moritz, is ‘a place for fans and music lovers.’ The Miles Davis Lounge, perfectly situated in the heart of St. Moritz, is also the latest addition to the Festival da Jazz; the fifth installment of the jazz festival in the elegant resort town of St.Moritz [...]
Miles Davis At Isle Of Wight Is One Of The ’50 Key Events In The History Of Jazz Music’
So says The Guardian, which lists the Miles Davis performance on August 29, 1970 in front of 600,000 people at the Isle of Wight at #38 in their series of the 50 key events in the history of Jazz music. Writes Richard Williams: The coolest man on the planet took the stage at the Isle [...]
The Legacy Of The 1955-56 Miles Davis Quintet
Mick Carlon has penned an absolutely terrific article for JazzTimes about the Miles Davis Quintet of 1955-1956. Carlon revisits the legacy of the trumpeter’s influential group with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. Here’s a snippet: The quintet—or, as many critics referred to it: The Quintet—recorded their first-to-be-released album on November [...]
Miles Davis Makes Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne’s Favorite Albums List
Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne recently sat down with The Quietus to reveal and discuss his 13 favorite albums. Davis’ Bitches Brew clocks in at #3, right behind Live at Leeds (The Who) and White Album (Beatles) – both pretty darn good albums. Coyne talks about the legendary Bitches Brew w/ The Quietus: Even with [...]
Miles Davis And Santana
Miles Davis Octet with Carlos Santana Amnesty International’s 25th Anniversary Benefit Concert June 15, 1986 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Miles Davis 85th Birthday Tributes In NYC
To help celebrate what would have been Miles Davis’ 85th birthday, there are several events coming up in New York City – where Davis spent much of his career. Le Poisson Rouge – Wednesday, May 25th with JD Walter, Cynthia Scott, Claudia Acuna, Sasha Dobson and more. Zinc Bar – Thursday, May 26th: Miles Davis [...]
Miles Davis’ 85th Birthday Set For Big Show In NYC
Veteran producers Bob Belden and Brian Bacchus have lined up a stellar cast of vocalists and instrumentalists to celebrate Miles Davis’ 85th birthday at New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge on May 25. Sing A Song for Miles: An 85th Birthday Tribute with Lyrics will explore the legacy of the iconic trumpeter with words and [...]
Miles Davis Award Going To Stanley Clarke At 2011 Montreal International Jazz Festival
The Miles Davis Award, celebrating the work and influence of an international jazz musician, goes to the bass-playing giant Stanley Clarke. Clarke will be the 18th recipient of the Miles Davis Award, joining such previous Davis award winners as Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner, Dave Holland, Joe Zawinul and Pat Metheny. The Miles Davis Award was [...]
Miles Davis Down Under: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Releases Full Program For Miles Davis Tribute Concerts
We’ve been following the news about the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra tribute to jazz legend Miles Davis later this month. And now we know exactly what the ASO will be performing on May 13th and May 14th at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre. Conducted by Joe Muccioli, the complete orchestra program will be: Overture in Four [...]
Miles Davis Tribute Set For Montreux Jazz Festival
The 45th annual Montreux Jazz Festival will feature a tribute to Miles Davis. Quincy Jones, legendary producer and former co-director of the Montreux festival, will oversee the July 13th tribute to Miles Davis, along with Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller and Wayne Shorter. Seal, Santana and Sting have also been lined up for the event. Carlos [...]
Miles Davis Multimedia Retrospective Set From The Jazz Arts Group
The Jazz Arts Group’s Inside Track series caps off Jazz Appreciation Month on April 29 – 30 at the Lincoln Theatre with “Birth of the Cool,” a recreation of the iconic 1949-50 Miles Davis recording sessions featuring Mark Flugge (music director) and Jim Powell (trumpet); and a multi-media retrospective of mid-century art and design including [...]
Miles Davis: A Short Story
New Orleans writer, filmmaker and educator Kalamu ya Salaam recently penned an outstanding short story about Miles Davis — with audio. A moderator for neo•griot, an information blog for black writers, as well as Breath of Life, a black music website, Kalamu was very kind to allow me to re-post the complete short story. There’s [...]
Miles Davis and Easy Mo Bee
I like this song more today than I did yesterday.
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra To Perform The Complete Sketches Of Spain Album
Last month we posted the news that the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra would pay tribute to jazz legend Miles Davis with a special concert in May. And now we know exactly what the ASO will be performing. Conducted by Joe Muccioli, the orchestra program will feature the complete Sketches of Spain album. That is going to [...]
