By Giovanni Russonello MTV was on constantly in Miles Davis’s Malibu home during the ... his uncle at the time and playing drums in his band, recalled in an interview. “It could be Mr.

In 1970, Graham hosted a string of shows at the Fillmore East, featuring Miles Davis and his band opening for contemporary rockstars Steve Miller Band and Neil Young/Crazy Horse. The famously ...

On turning down an invitation to join Davis's band after appearing on Miles in the Sky (1968, Columbia)... That was very intimidating because I didn't know what he wanted. He had this incredible ...

Though it wasn`t quite as sweeping as his three-hour show earlier this year in Orchestra Hall, Miles Davis` concert Thursday night at the south end of Grant Park reaffirmed the man`s inventiveness … ...

If you need proof, Wednesday night’s Celebration of Miles Davis at the Hollywood Bowl brought together three bands — Jimmy Cobb’s “So What” Band, the Miles Electric Band and Marcus ...

That time Miles Davis stopped his entire band to give John McLaughlin some unlikely advice. Jackson Maxwell. Sat, February 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM UTC. 2 min read.

Colorful Miles Davis stories are legion – a quick Google search will net you plenty revolving around the jazz icon's famous temper. Davis was just as formidable when it came to his musical ...

Miles Davis Tribute Band North Sea Jazz Festival Rotterdam, the Netherlands July 10, 2011 As bassist Marcus Miller noted during the Miles David Tribute Band set at the North Sea Jazz festival in ...

For a time in the early 1980s, he also joined the band of legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, who decided to recruit the guitarist after being introduced to his sound by saxophonist Bill Evans.

Miles Davis was the personification of restless ... The label insisted that Davis put together a solid touring band. Davis, with his ear for talent, hand picked a group of virtually unknown ...

Davis' career spanned more than 50 years and encompassed everything from bebop to avant-garde to hip-hop. Professor Sean Jones of the Berklee College of Music in Boston teaches a class on Miles Davis.