Miles Davis One Of Bobby McFerrin’s Top 5 Influences
From the LA Times we get the talented Bobby McFerrin discussing five of his key influences. Miles Davis is one of those who has influenced McFerrin throughout his distinguished singing and conducting career, covering jazz, pop and classical music. Said McFerrin: “The first time I saw Miles Davis’ band play was at a club in [...]
Hey, What’s Don Cheadle Doing?*
The following Don Cheadle news comes via Deadline Hollywood and reporter Nellie Andreeva: Don Cheadle, star of Showtime’s upcoming comedy series House of Lies, is expanding his relationship with the pay cable network through a first-look deal for his Crescendo Prods. Under the one-year pact, Cheadle and his producing partners Kay Liberman and Lenore Zerman [...]
Miles Davis | Around The Web
A Weekly Round-Up Of Miles Davis News & Notes 1. Miles Davis: Peeking Through the Blindfold There’s a lot more to Davis’s vastly complex aesthetic psychology and artistic transformations and conflicts. It’s enough to note that he knew he needed something from Dolphy and Taylor—and that he needed it more than they needed, at that [...]
The Miles Davis Movie: Don Cheadle Says ‘It’s Not A Biopic’
Collider makes my day with a new interview with Don Cheadle. In between discussing Iron Man 3, The Avengers and his new Showtime project House of Lies, Collider’s Sheila Roberts was able to get Cheadle to discuss the Miles Davis Biopic. Q: A while back you talked to us about the Miles Davis project with [...]
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 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 Festival Plans Shaping Up For Summertime In St. Louis
Dean Minderman from St. Louis Jazz Notes drops by the Riverfront Times to report on the upcoming Miles Davis Festival, which is set to debut this year in St. Louis. The estate of Miles Davis is teaming up this summer and fall with several St. Louis area organizations and venues to present the Miles Davis [...]
Happy Birthday Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991
The Miles Davis Movie: Waiting So Long
Just to give you an idea of where we stand on the Miles Davis Movie timeline, I began tracking the film project in March 2007 for my blog The Miles Davis Movie. It was at this time Don Cheadle had officially come aboard to the project. Here is the link to a March 14, 2007 [...]
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 | Around The Web
A Weekly Round-Up Of Miles Davis News And Notes 1. Charleston Jazz Orchestra to present music of Miles Davis Honoring his legacy and celebrating his music, the Charleston Jazz Orchestra presents “The Music of Miles Davis” at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Charleston Music Hall. “Just like playing a Count Basie concert or a Duke [...]
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 Sculpture Donated To Youngstown State University
Harry Meshel, a member of the Youngstown State University Board of Trustees, former president of the Ohio State Senate and a long-time fan of jazz, has donated sculptures of three legendary musicians to the Jazz Studies program in the Dana School of Music. The sculptures by artist Ed Dwight depict Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and [...]
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 [...]
