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It’s a music festival that showcases some local talent, while honoring the late great Alton native Miles Davis. The 20th ...
Alton will celebrate 20 years of the Miles Davis Jazz Festival at Post Commons, located at 300 Alby St., from 6-8 p.m. on Saturday, June 7. Alton native Chris Jarden will open the event, backed by the ...
Delving into the creative chaos behind the making of Kind of Blue, the best-selling jazz album of all time, MILES. fuses live ...
Al Foster, the jazz drummer who performed in groundbreaking bands with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins, has ...
What makes Miles Davis one of the most iconic voices in jazz? In this video, we reveal 10 unmistakable characteristics that define his sound - from his tone and phrasing to his use of silence and ...
He was probably best known for his long tenure with Miles Davis, who praised his ability to “keep the groove going forever.” ...
Jack Chambers is a professor of music and language at the University of Toronto, and author of the biography Milestones: The ...