Miles Davis
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Obituaries in the news...distracted by the performers that he neglected customers. D'Lugoff booked jazz greats John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk and standup comics Lenny Bruce and Woody Allen. Hendrix and Jim Morrison performed at a 1970 benefit the... In this article: Dustin Hoffman, Manuel Noriega, Surgery, Cancer, Harvard Medical School, Boston Scientific Corp., and New York City |
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Kansas City Star | November 07, 2009
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...died in New York. He was 85. D'Lugoff hired blacklisted singers Paul Robeson and Pete Seeger and booked jazz greats John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk and standup comics Lenny Bruce and Woody Allen. He once fired a waiter named...
In this article: Paul Robeson, Carl Ballantine, Robert H. Rines, San Diego, The Village Gate, New York, Thelonious Monk, Emmy, and John Coltrane
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Wikipedia | August 23, 2009
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...and deejay roles, he owned "The Crescendo" a jazz club on the famous Sunset Strip where many jazz and Latin music stars such as Miles Davis, George Shearing and Tito Puente appeared along with cutting edge comedians such as Lenny Bruce,...
In this article: Gene Norman, Gerry Mulligan, GNP Crescendo, Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Dick Gregory, Chet Baker, Bob Newhart, and George Shearing
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New York Times | September 29, 2009
Room for Debate: The Polanski Uproar
Indeed figures ranging from Phil Spector to Miles Davis, Chris Brown, R. Kelly, Woody Allen, and the late Michael Jackson have forced us to separate their artistry from criminal accusations and less than savory public and private behavior.
In this article: Roman Polanski, Hollywood, Richard Wagner, Charles Manson, France, Harrison Ford, Bernie Madoff, Eve, Socrates, and Pablo Picasso
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Art D'Lugoff
...hottest talent, hosting prominent jazz artists, including Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Aretha Franklin, and Miles Davis, as well as the best in comedy, including Bill Cosby, Mort Sahl, Woody Allen, and John Belushi.
In this article: Art D'Lugoff, The Village Gate, Bob Dylan, John Belushi, Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, Dustin Hoffman, Dizzy Gillespie, and Aretha Franklin
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IMDb News | September 21, 2007
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...50 Years by men's magazine GQ. Elvis Presley, Bryan Ferry, Paul Newman, Johnny Depp, Miles Davis, Cary Grant, Marlon Brando, Robert Redford, Al Pacino, Warren Beatty and Sean Connery also make the list. A few surprises among the stylish 50...
In this article: All rights reserved, Marcello Mastroianni, Bryan Ferry, Pete Doherty, Bob Dylan, Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Al Pacino, Elvis Presley, and Sean Connery
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...Jason Miles) that I had met for a project way, way back in like '95, was there at the show and he's a great jazz guy and had played with Miles Davis and produced Luther Vandross and Chaka Khan and we went to dinner afterwards. And it's really...
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Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.
Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s: he played on various early bebop records and recorded one of the first cool jazz records; he was partially responsible for the development of hard bop and modal jazz, and both jazz-funk and jazz fusion arose from his work with other musicians in the late 1960s and early 1970s; and his final album blended jazz and rap. Many leading jazz musicians made their names in Davis's groups, including pianists Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock, saxophonists John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, George Coleman, and Kenny Garrett, drummer Tony Williams and guitarist John McLaughlin.
As a trumpeter, Davis had a pure, round sound but also an unusual freedom of articulation and pitch. He was known for favoring a low register and for a minimalist less-is-more playing style, but Davis was also capable of highly complex and technically demanding trumpet work.
On March 13, 2006 Davis was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has also been inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame, Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame, and Down Beats Jazz Hall of Fame.
- Name At Birth:
- Miles Dewey Davis III
- Birth Date:
- May 26, 1926
- Birthplace:
- Alton, Illinois
- Death Date:
- September 28, 1991
- Place of Death:
- Santa Monica, California
- Occupation:
- Bandleader, composer, trumpeter
- Instrument Played:
- Trumpet, organ
- Years Active:
- 1944–1975, 1981–1991
- Associated With:
- Miles Davis Quintet
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