January 2012
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The Miles Davis Movie: Don Cheadle Says They Have... →
With 2012 knocking on the door, we leave 2011 with a blast of exciting news from Don Cheadle regarding the Miles Davis Movie. Here’s the Don Cheadle q&a with John Jurgensen from…
December 2011
5 posts
The Miles Davis Movie: Will Cameras Roll For Don... →
Maybe. Maybe not.
The Miles Davis Movie is listed on IMDB with a 2013 date. I assume that’s the release year. So that means they’d have to shoot sometime in 2012 to get the movie out the…
Happy Holidays from Miles Davis Online! →
The Miles Davis Movie: Don Cheadle Mum On The... →
Last month brought news that director George Tillman Jr. will take the reins on a biopic about Miles Davis. Tentatively titled ‘Miles,’ the film is being developed by the late…
Miles Davis | Around The Web →
A Weekly Round-Up Of Miles Davis News & Notes
1. Mad at Miles delivers the truth with humor, drama, and concern
Miles Davis would probably pour another drink and throw on some jazz after…
October 2011
8 posts
The Miles Davis Classic ‘Milestones’ Covered By... →
Skrillex, dubstep’s first genuine superstar and perhaps the most divisive man in dance music right now, has collaborated with the remaining members of The Doors.
In what’s being billed as…
TechCrunch Reviews The Miles Davis Trumpet... →
Monster markets the Trumpets as “musicians’ headphones.” They praise the detail and clarity and I agree for the most part — if you can get can them in your ear correctly and don’t care…
Getty Images: Inside The Miles Davis Collection →
(pt. 11 in a series)
Title: Nyro & Miles In The Studio
Date created: July 16, 1969
Click here to view the awesome PHOTO!
New Miles Davis Box Set Celebrates His Work From... →
This month, Warner Music will release Miles Davis – The Warner Years 1986-1991, a 5-CD boxset celebrating the last recordings of the legendary trumpeter, from Tutu (1986) to Doo-Bop,…
Miles Davis | Around The Web →
A Weekly Round-Up Of Miles Davis News & Notes
1. Relix Explores the ‘On The Corner’ Sessions
From 1972 to 1975, Miles Davis made his most complex, most aggressive, most unforgiving and…
Apple Founder Steve Jobs Dies at 56 →
A classic photo of Miles Davis, part of Apple’s “think different” campaign.
Wall Street Journal: Apple’s Steve Jobs Is Dead
The Miles Davis Movie: An Offer On The Table, But... →
No big surprise that there hasn’t been much news lately for the Miles Davis Movie. The project’s chief visionary, Don Cheadle, recently made news by joining Denzel Washington in the Robert…
Miles Davis Edition Of Vibrations Collector... →
If you speak French this is good news. Even if you do not speak French this is still good news – due to the beautiful photos!
A new issue of Vibrations Collector is out – and it is all…
September 2011
5 posts
On The 20th Anniversary Of Miles Davis’ Death… →
Wednesday (Sept. 28) marked 20 years since Miles Davis passed away. The musical legacy, the cultural influence lives on – mightily.
The Guardian remembers a man who cooked well, dressed…
Miles Davis At Montreux DVD Collection On The Way... →
Happy to see this exciting news about Miles Davis via the always informative anti music.
Back in June, Eagle Rock released a highlights package of Miles Davis ‘Live At Montreux.’ But…
Not Cool: Miles Davis’ Boyhood Home Vandalized →
Via Chicago Tribune:
East St. Louis is proud to call late jazz great Miles Davis one of its own, but vandalism to his childhood home is striking a sour note with many in the struggling…
Miles Davis Online Now Featured On Alltop →
News from headquarters: Finally Miles Davis Online is available on Alltop. A detailed aggregation of every type of topic and subject you could possibly want, Alltop is very much like an…
The Miles Davis Classic ‘So What’ Named GQ’s 12th... →
via gq.com
August 2011
7 posts
The Miles Davis Online Interview (Pt. 2): Erwann... →
(Artist Series, Volume 17)
Last year I had the pleasure to catch up with Erwann Gauthier, artistic director for Paris-based design studio Ezz-thetic. Gauthier was kind of enough to…
Miles Davis’ Chili Makes A Comeback →
Chef Jonathan Dixon (he cooks at ‘Cue restaurant in Saugerties, NY) is a big fan of Miles Davis. Without jumping into too much detail, let me just say that over at the new Gilt Taste …
Team Miles Davis Slap Lawsuit On Cafe For Using... →
Writing for Bloomberg.com, Don Jeffrey has a story about what happens when you mess with the business of Miles Davis.
Miles Davis Properties LLC, the group that oversees the Miles Davis…
Miles Davis Featured In Latest Issue Of Uncut... →
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…
We Want Miles Art Exhibition Now In Rio de Janeiro →
We Want Miles! Or should I say, ‘Queremos Miles!’
Following successful showings in Paris and Montreal, the We Want Miles exhibition has traveled south – South America that is.
The…
The Miles Davis Online Interview: Michael... →
(Artist Series, Volume 17)
Before I delve into my introduction of Michael Stadtlender, I just want to say that if I were running the show on the Miles Davis Movie, I would absolutely…
Miles Davis – Time After Time – Live 1985 →
Live Under The Sky – July 28, 1985
Live At Yomiuri Land Open Theatre East, Tokyo, Japan
July 2011
8 posts
The Miles Davis Movie: “We’re struggling through,... →
Talk of the Miles Davis Movie makes it into a recent Don Cheadle interview with New York Magazine. Between talk of his new film The Guard and his latest work as a U.N. Goodwill…
Miles Davis Quintet Boxed Set From 1967 Set For... →
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…
Miles Davis Celebrated In Montreux With... →
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…
Hey, What’s Don Cheadle Doing?* →
There’s no mention of the Miles Davis Biopic Movie, but Don Cheadle’s recent visit to the Tavis Smiley Show offers some nice insight into his latest film, The Guard, the new Showtime…
Miles Davis Is Under Arrest Pt. 2 →
In Miles Davis Is Under Arrest, we posted a photo from the infamous night of August 25, 1959, when Miles Davis, while taking a break outside the legendary Birdland nightclub in New…
The Miles Davis Online Interview: Yuriy Shevchuk →
(We have featured 16 amazing artists so far in the Artist Series. Here is a re-post of the first one – featuring the talented Yuriy Shevchuk)
Yuriy Shevchuk’s artwork is…
The Miles Davis Movie: A Day In The Life →
Don Cheadle recently discussed the status of the Miles Davis Biopic in an interview with Collider.com. For me, the highlight of his comments was describing the film as taking place…
Miles Davis One Of Bobby McFerrin’s Top 5... →
From the LA Times we get the talented Bobby McFerrin discussing five of his key influences.
Miles Davis is one of those who has influenced McFerrin throughout his distinguished singing…
June 2011
4 posts
Hey, What’s Don Cheadle Doing?* →
The following Don Cheadle news comes via Deadline Hollywood and reporter Nellie Andreeva:
Don Cheadle, star of Showtime’s upcoming comedy series House of Lies, is expanding his…
Miles Davis | Around The Web →
A Weekly Round-Up Of Miles Davis News & Notes
1. Miles Davis: Peeking Through the Blindfold
There’s a lot more to Davis’s vastly complex aesthetic psychology and artistic transformations…
The Miles Davis Movie: Don Cheadle Says ‘It’s Not... →
Collider makes my day with a new interview with Don Cheadle.
In between discussing Iron Man 3, The Avengers and his new Showtime project House of Lies, Collider’s Sheila Roberts…
Miles Davis And Santana →
Miles Davis Octet with Carlos Santana
Amnesty International’s 25th Anniversary Benefit Concert
June 15, 1986
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
May 2011
10 posts
Miles Davis Festival Plans Shaping Up For... →
Dean Minderman from St. Louis Jazz Notes drops by the Riverfront Times to report on the upcoming Miles Davis Festival, which is set to debut this year in St. Louis.
The estate of Miles…
Happy Birthday Miles Davis →
Miles Dewey Davis III
May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991
The Miles Davis Movie: Waiting So Long →
Just to give you an idea of where we stand on the Miles Davis Movie timeline, I began tracking the film project in March 2007 for my blog The Miles Davis Movie. It was at this time Don…
Miles Davis 85th Birthday Tributes In NYC →
To help celebrate what would have been Miles Davis’ 85th birthday, there are several events coming up in New York City – where Davis spent much of his career.
Le Poisson Rouge –…
The Miles Davis Online Interview: Jamie Parslow →
I had an instant reaction to Jamie Parslow’s photography: the work is honest and immediate.
In my search for Miles Davis art and photography, I found Parslow, and with him…
Miles Davis Should Get A Google Doodle To... →
According to a quick Google search, it appears that Miles Davis has yet to receive a Google Doodle.
I know. It’s hard to believe. But now Google and their talented team of designers can…
Miles Davis | Around The Web →
A Weekly Round-Up Of Miles Davis News And Notes
1. Charleston Jazz Orchestra to present music of Miles Davis
Honoring his legacy and celebrating his music, the Charleston Jazz Orchestra…
Miles Davis In Ebony Magazine, January 1961 →
If you ever stumble across a January 1961 copy of Ebony magazine please secure it immediately because it features not only those old-school print ads that are fun to look at but also a…
Miles Davis Award Going To Stanley Clarke At 2011... →
The Miles Davis Award, celebrating the work and influence of an international jazz musician, goes to the bass-playing giant Stanley Clarke.
Clarke will be the 18th recipient of the Miles…
Miles Davis Down Under: Adelaide Symphony... →
We’ve been following the news about the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra tribute to jazz legend Miles Davis later this month. And now we know exactly what the ASO will be performing on May…
April 2011
7 posts
Miles Davis Play Set For Workshop Production This... →
Last year I posted an interview with Greg Machlin, who wrote a terrififc play called Seven Days: a Fantasia on the Life of Miles Davis. I had written about the play earlier when it was…
Discover Jazz Festival Launches Contest To... →
Attention artists and/or Miles Davis fans! The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival (June 3 – June 12) is issuing a request for submissions from visual artists for artwork re-imagining the…
Miles Davis: In Just Four Icons →
Madison, WI-based designer Kyle Tezak has a great website. One of his ongoing projects is The Four Icon Challenge. The goal is to use just four icons at a time to represent some of his…