In the lineage of jazz, Miles Davis, born 100 years ago, presents something of a paradox: He looms as large as anyone, but he ...

ALTON - The Miles Davis Jazz Festival invites the community to celebrate the famous jazz musician’s 100th birthday.At 6 p.m.

The Miles Davis Centennial Celebration at Blues Alley featured legendary musicians honoring the jazz icon's influence on ...

Miles Davis authored five musical revolutions with five different teams, by building a system for creating innovation through ...

The magic of the jazz idol, 100 years since his birth and 35 years after his death, still lingers, as do the contradictions.

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool is a fascinating look at the man behind the legendary music that changed jazz forever. The American Masters documentary by Stanley Nelson features interviews with Davis' ...

A century after the birth of trumpeter Miles Davis and saxophonist John Coltrane, the seminal jazz innovators still pose a deep quandary for musicians looking to celebrate their legacies. Davis, who ...

In 1965, Davis led one of the all-time great jazz groups. That December, they recorded seven sets over two nights in a Chicago nightclub. The complete recordings went unreleased for decades. This is ...

On his 2016 album “Everything’s Beautiful,” Robert Glasper, the Grammy-winning pianist and arranger who’s been praised for his seamless ability to fuse jazz with other genres, reimagined the music of ...