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Concerts
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May 10, 2012 Terence Blanchard plays Miles Davis' role with commitment and emotion in a concert from Monterey.
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April 4, 2011 The versatile string quartet plays a mix of music by Debussy, Miles Davis and Astor Piazzolla.
Interviews & Profiles
May 8, 2010 Richard Williams has written a new book on the legacy of Miles Davis' 1959 modal masterpiece.
January 29, 2009 Ashley Kahn looks at the 1959 recording sessions that spawned Miles Davis' jazz classic.
July 3, 2007 Davis' trumpet style was instantly recognizable, even though his music was ever-changing.
April 20, 2007 David Balakrishnan, Mark Summer discuss how they transformed a jazz masterpiece for string quartet.
October 1, 2006 The selections chosen by the tenor sax player highlight the origins of the "cool sound" in jazz.
May 26, 2006 David Was of the group Was (Not Was) offers a tribute in honor of the jazzman's birth.
May 26, 2006 Writer and poet Quincy Troupe discusses the song from the classic 1959 album Kind of Blue.
March 13, 2006 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors Miles Davis, whose musical experiments spanned genres.
May 26, 2005 Hear a tribute to jazz legend Miles Davis on what would have been his 79th birthday.
August 1, 2001 Kind of Blue was recorded in 1959. It remains the best-selling jazz album of all time.
January 24, 2000 Reviewer Tom Moon gives a listen to the classic 1959 jazz recording Kind of Blue.
Discover Songs
July 29, 2008 Arranger and record producer Bob Belden picks his top five slept-on classic jazz LPs.
May 27, 2008 Arturo O'Farrill, leader of the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, picks his five desert-island jazz albums.
September 21, 2007 Jazz singer and trumpeter Louis Prima; A live recording from Miles Davis from 1963; Legendary sa...
January 26, 2005 Tributes to boxer Jack Johnson from Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis; An intimate home recording ...
August 1, 2001 Miles Davis' Kind of Blue is frequently cited as the best-selling jazz album in history.
August 1, 2001 Nefertiti captures one of Miles Davis' last great bands at its height.
August 1, 2001 Jazz commentator Murray Horwitz likens Sketches of Spain to a gypsy camp on the hills of Andalucia.
News
May 13, 2012 Famous for his work with Miles Davis, Evans brought orchestral colors and textures to jazz.
May 28, 2010 As a belated 84th birthday musing, Felix Contreras wonders: how did you get into Miles?
September 20, 2007 A musician reflects on the Monterey Jazz Festival and reviews a new set of archival Monterey CDs.
February 9, 2006 Musician and critic David Was reviews the collection, and finds some nice surprises in the mix.
Reviews
January 30, 2013 Live recordings capture a groundbreaking artist between two vastly different periods in his career.
November 17, 2011 Kevin Whitehead says this Davis quintet was consistently amazing, not least on its last big tour.
August 30, 2010 We find out if Dogfish Head's Miles Davis fusion tribute lives up to its name.
December 7, 2009 In time for the holidays comes a backbreaking load for St. Nick: all of Davis' Columbia catalog.
August 1, 2001 Miles Davis' Kind of Blue is frequently cited as the best-selling jazz album in history.
August 1, 2001 Nefertiti captures one of Miles Davis' last great bands at its height.
August 1, 2001 Jazz commentator Murray Horwitz likens Sketches of Spain to a gypsy camp on the hills of Andalucia.
More Stories
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May 31, 2012 Hear five songs from 1966 to the present which showcase the great drummer at the top of his powers.
May 3, 2012 Intern Dominic Martinez takes on the musician's 1970 album and learns how to love jazz fusion.
February 29, 2012 The Mexican American singer shares music that changed her life, from Miles Davis to Orishas.
September 11, 2011 After three years together, Davis' athletic, adventurous "second great quintet" went on tour.
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September 1, 2011 The controversial Gershwin opera has long been an inspiration to jazz musicians. Hear five songs.
May 26, 2011 You know, the classic first quintet performing live on stage, with John Coltrane. No big deal.
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March 15, 2011 Hear some jazz songs that wear green, at least in their titles, in honor of St. Patrick's Day.
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February 16, 2011 Hear songs from Cars, Pinocchio and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs reinterpreted by jazz musicians.
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December 21, 2010 Jazz24 music director Nick Francis selects his favorite reissues of the year.
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August 10, 2010 Wouldn't literacy education be more fun through jazz? Hear an A-through-E guide and tell us more.
June 3, 2010 Some of your stories about your first encounters with the music of the great jazz trumpeter.
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January 25, 2010 Evolving out of 1950s bebop, hard bop incorporates gospel, soul and R&B. Hear five classics.
February 2, 2009 Miles Davis helped lead the way to a new direction in jazz. Hear five classic examples.
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August 19, 2008 In the late-summer heat, it's wise to seek out a tall cool one, and these five tunes to go with it.
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August 11, 2008 Take a sip of an icy beverage and listen to the sound of five cool songs at the end of the day.
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July 8, 2008 Escape the heat: Bring these five songs and crank the factory-installed stereo in your getaway car.
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May 12, 2008 Get into the swing of summer with five jazz songs about the Great American Pastime.
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March 25, 2008 Springtime brings a spirit of renewal, as well as a bunch of jazz tunes with the season in mind.
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November 8, 2007 If you're daydreaming about New York while the leaves change, here's a soundtrack, courtesy of WDUQ.
