On The 20th Anniversary Of Miles Davis’ Death…
Wednesday (Sept. 28) marked 20 years since Miles Davis passed away. The musical legacy, the cultural influence lives on – mightily. The Guardian remembers a man who cooked well, dressed better and had some choice words for Nancy Reagan. (Miles Davis: his wardrobe, his wit, his way with a basketball…) His aloof allure He could [...]
Miles Davis Song Download Free At iTunes
Something nice: iTunes is offering a free download of “No Blues” from Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1. Click HERE to download. * Click ‘View In iTunes’ when you get to page to open iTunes/song file
Miles Davis At Montreux DVD Collection On The Way – And It Is Big!
Happy to see this exciting news about Miles Davis via the always informative anti music. Back in June, Eagle Rock released a highlights package of Miles Davis ‘Live At Montreux.’ But now they are ready to unveil a whopper of a DVD collection. Eagle Rock have set an October 24, 2011 release date for The [...]
Not Cool: Miles Davis’ Boyhood Home Vandalized
Via Chicago Tribune: East St. Louis is proud to call late jazz great Miles Davis one of its own, but vandalism to his childhood home is striking a sour note with many in the struggling city. KSDK-TV reports vandalism that has escalated in recent weeks has included nearly all of the aluminum siding being stripped [...]
Miles Davis Online Now Featured On Alltop
News from headquarters: Finally Miles Davis Online is available on Alltop. A detailed aggregation of every type of topic and subject you could possibly want, Alltop is very much like an ‘online magazine rack’ of the web. And now Miles Davis Online content has been added to the Jazz page, which can be accessed at [...]
Miles Davis | Around The Web
A Weekly Round-Up Of Miles Davis News & Notes 1. The New York Times Reviews “Live in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1,” Miles Davis, Live at the Apogee: No jazz musician has been more diligently organized or effectively monetized in the afterlife than Miles Davis, who died in 1991 on the cusp of [...]
The Miles Davis Classic ‘So What’ Named GQ’s 12th Most Stylish Music Video Of All Time
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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’ 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 [...]
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 Movie: “We’re struggling through, but it’s going to happen,” Says Don Cheadle
Talk of the Miles Davis Movie makes it into a recent Don Cheadle interview with New York Magazine. Between talk of his new film The Guard and his latest work as a U.N. Goodwill Ambassador for the environment, Cheadle delivers some words about the process of getting the Miles Davis film off the ground. There’s [...]
Miles Davis Quintet Boxed Set From 1967 Set For Release
The transformation of Miles Davis‘ “Second Great Quintet” with Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass), and Tony Williams (drums) is presented on Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1. Culled from original state-owned television and radio sources in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, and Sweden, the [...]
Miles Davis Celebrated In Montreux With ‘Soundtrack’ To His Life
Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Marcus Miller paid tribute to their friend and mentor Miles Davis, performing a “songtrack to the life” of the late American trumpet player whose music electrified the world of jazz. The two-hour concert, which stretched into the early hours of Thursday, was a highlight of the annual Montreux Jazz Festival, [...]
Hey, What’s Don Cheadle Doing?*
There’s no mention of the Miles Davis Biopic Movie, but Don Cheadle’s recent visit to the Tavis Smiley Show offers some nice insight into his latest film, The Guard, the new Showtime series House of Lies and playing the Hollywood game. Watch the full episode. * when he’s not working on the Miles Davis Movie
