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 [...]
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 [...]
Miles Davis Should Get A Google Doodle To Celebrate 85th Birthday
According to a quick Google search, it appears that Miles Davis has yet to receive a Google Doodle. I know. It’s hard to believe. But now Google and their talented team of designers can make things right with a Doodle dedicated to the jazz legend for what would be his 85th birthday next week (May [...]
Miles Davis In Ebony Magazine, January 1961
If you ever stumble across a January 1961 copy of Ebony magazine please secure it immediately because it features not only those old-school print ads that are fun to look at but also a fantastic article about Miles Davis. It’s probably a long-shot to get a copy of the original print magazine, but lucky for [...]
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.
Miles Davis To Get Multimedia Tribute In Southern California
Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts (formerly Orange County Performing Arts Center) will play host to The Miles Davis Experience: 1949-1959 – A Collaboration with Blue Note Records, a musical event that pays tribute to Miles Davis with live performance, archival images, film and recordings. The multimedia experience traces Miles’ most notable tracks from 1949 [...]
Miles Davis Featured In National Jazz Museum Screening
National Jazz Museum in Harlem Jazz for Curious Listeners / Jazz on Film: Miles Davis Tuesday, February 22, 2011 7:00 – 8:30pm Location: NJMH Visitors Center (104 E. 126th Street, Suite 2C) FREE | For more information: 212-348-8300 “Miles Davis on film playing trumpet with the Gil Evans Orchestra as John Coltrane waits in the [...]
Miles Davis And The Oscars
With today’s announcement of nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards, I once again have an opportunity to dust off my Miles Davis/Oscars post. It’s a terrific game of awards speculation, especially now that Don Cheadle has shed a little light on the Miles Davis Biopic, offering a few details about what we have to look [...]
Miles Davis And Philip Seymour Hoffman And A Pool In NYC
This is a great story from actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Via ContactMusic.com, here is the breakdown from Hoffman about his encounter with Miles Davis when the jazz legend was swimming in the pool where he was a lifeguard. The actor recalls, “I was a lifeguard in my early 20s at this place, the Metropolitan Towers… [...]
