There are musicians so cosmic, so otherworldly, it seems like they came from outer space. Miles Davis is one such character – and that is what musician/visual artist Dave Chisholm depicts in his ...

It didn’t take long after its release on August 17, 1959, for Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue to ascend to a throne it has yet to vacate in all of the decades that have followed. With its scepter, came a ...

From Lana Del Rey, John Legend and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar to the members of Radiohead and guitar legends Carlos Santana, Duane Allman and Jerry Garcia, the number of musicians ...

Jazz legend Miles Davis was only a teenager when he picked up the trumpet. The same is true for Justin Varnes. Varnes was still in high school, playing in his school band, when on Sept. 28, 1991, he ...

Miles Davis’ music rights have a new home following an agreement between the late jazz great’s estate and the independent music rights company Reservoir Media. As The New York Times reports, Reservoir ...

Miles Davis. The name alone has become synonymous with jazz music and its place in popular culture, notably the prolific years of 1949-1959, starting with Birth of the Cool. To commemorate these ...

Miles Davis’ music was a soundtrack to the black experience in America, even as he struggled with relationships, addiction, and health. “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool” is a documentary that tells ...

Miles was more like my good friend. He made sure I was eating, he took care of me, gave me money without asking when we were scuffling along. He was really special. He would ask me, ‘Are you reading?’ ...

When it comes to CD and vinyl box sets, when is too much simply too much? In a word, never. Florence + the Machine brings Everybody Scream Tour to Bay Area KISS guitarist Ace Frehley buried in the ...

What is Jazz? What is “jazzy?” Those terms get tossed around a lot, but generally refer to African American music rooted in improvisation, blues, call-and-response, and swing. Beyond those basics, ...

Since the first volume of Miles Davis’ Bootleg Serieswas released in 2011, several other volumes featuring different recordings of live performances and studio sessions the legendary trumpeter had ...

When it comes to CD and vinyl box sets, when is too much simply too much? In a word, never. How else to explain this year’s release of such massive sets as Bob Dylan and The Band’s “The 1974 Live ...