While jazz trumpeter Miles Davis was cutting his first LPs with Columbia Records in the mid-1950s, rock and roll icons of the 1970s, like Steve Miller and Neil Young, were still in high school. By ...

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.

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 ...

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 … ...

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 onstage in 1985. ... Big Band Jazz: Big bands were built in the 1920s and ’30s to blast dancers with layers of rhythm, but creative composers are keeping the form alive.

Hear Miles Davis Request Champagne, Rehearse Band in 1967 Studio Outtake "Water Babies" session reel will appear on new Davis Bootleg Series set 'Freedom Jazz Dance' By Hank Shteamer.

Miles Davis' epic 1959 album, "Kind of Blue," is cited as a key inspiration by many music luminaries. ... And as a band leader, he’s one of the greats of the 20th century.

From Jimi Hendrix and Joni Mitchell to Miles Davis and Frank Zappa, 2024 box sets abound Bob Dylan and The Band’s 27-CD set and Neil Young’s 22-disc set both sold out almost instantly ...

How jazz guitar legend Mike Stern ended up joining Miles Davis’ band – and had a song named after him. Matt Owen. Thu, November 7, 2024 at 1:27 PM UTC. 3 min read.