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Gregory Davis

Born: January 30, 1957

Newport Jazz Festival 2013

by Timothy J. O'Keefe
August 7, 2013

Newport Jazz Festival Presented by Natixis Global Asset ManagementFort Adams State Parkjny: Newport, RIAugust 4, 2013“What do you want to hear?" Roy Haynes' booming voice asked the audience. Wearing white satin pants and a tangerine shirt, he strolled across the stage and made his way toward the drum kit. Amid varied ...

Dark Magus: The Jekyll And Hyde Life Of Miles Davis

by R.J. DeLuke
January 12, 2007

Dark Magus: The Jekyll And Hyde Life Of Miles Davis Gregory Davis Hardcover; 224 pages ISBN: 0879308753 Backbeat Books 2006 The pitch for this new book about Miles Davis, written by his eldest son, makes bold promises. Reading Gregory Davis on his iconic father will, we ...

Gregory Davis: Son of Miles

by R.J. DeLuke
January 8, 2007

Just when we thought it might have been done sufficiently. John Szwed's excellent So What: The Life of Miles Davis (Simon & Schuster, 2002) stands alongside Ian Carr's Miles: The Definitive Biography (Harper & Collins, 1998) and, of course, Miles' own book with Quincy Troupe, Miles: The Autobiography (Simon & Schuster, 1989) as the best books ...