Throughout his long and varied career, Davis (1926-1991) both celebrated and shook up jazz, the notes from his trumpet weaving in and out styles, sounds, and decades of live and r ...

Is it easier to create a brilliant, mesmerizing performance than to write and direct a film that convincingly presents it? To judge by “Miles Ahead,” the answer is yes. This biographical drama ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: A rare, deep blue colored "Moon and Stars" trumpet once owned by jazz great Miles Davis sold for $275,000 (USD) at auction ...

To bring Miles Davis to life in Miles Ahead, Don Cheadle learned to play the trumpet and used his new skills to improv many scenes. But, to truly capture Davis’ expertise, Cheadle hired Keyon Harrold, ...

Zankel Hall Performance Celebrates Miles Davis’ Centennial, Part of Carnegie Hall's "United In Sound: America At 250" ...

True jazz fans know that a musician’s greatest instrument is his mind and spirit, but second to that is undoubtedly, well, the instrument he plays on. A unique deep blue lacquer trumpet designed and ...

What better gift could you think of bestowing on the Miles Davis fan in your family this holiday season than the exhaustively comprehensive The Complete On The Corner Sessions—a set that expands on ...

Christie’s will auction off a trumpet both designed and played by Miles Davis next month. Commissioned by Davis in 1980, the Martin Company horn features a distinctive gilt pattern showing crescent ...

"It's always been a gift with me, hearing music the way I do. I don't know where it comes from, it's just there and I don't question it." – MILES DAVIS It was 1966, and Keith Murphy was just 12 years ...