Miles Davis Sheet Music Comes Alive
Dan Cohen scores again, this time with Miles Davis‘ classic “So What” getting the Animated Sheet Music treatment. Very cool is an understatement. BONUS: Animated Sheet Music: “Bloomdido” by Charlie Parker
Terence Blanchard: “Miles Davis was a person who epitomized what it meant to be a jazz artist”
Terence Blanchard, whom I like a lot, recently spoke with the Los Angeles Times about his influences. Miles Davis is on that list. “Miles was a person who epitomized what it meant to be a jazz artist. “He was uncompromising. He was a person who didn’t look back and didn’t let his decisions be swayed [...]
Miles Davis Featured In Latest Issue Of Uncut Magazine
I’m a big fan of Uncut magazine. Their September 2011 issue is especially excellent because they feature Miles Davis in their always interesting Album By Album feature. With great commentary from the likes of Jimmy Cobb, Jack Dejohnette and Bill Evans, Uncut spotlights the ‘jazz king of cool’s greatest works.’ So of course we get [...]
Miles Davis – Time After Time – Live 1985
Live Under The Sky – July 28, 1985 Live At Yomiuri Land Open Theatre East, Tokyo, Japan
The Miles Davis Movie: Why Not A Feature Documentary About Miles Davis?
I just finished watching When You’re Strange, Tom DiCillo’s feature documentary about the music and legacy of The Doors. I thought it was rather well-done and interesting. I like The Doors, so it’s no stretch for me to be a fan of the doc, which features some mighty impressive footage. So I wonder, even with [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
