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Article: Live Review

Miles Electric Band at SFJAZZ

Read "Miles Electric Band at SFJAZZ" reviewed by Harry S. Pariser


Miles Electric Band SFJAZZ San Francisco, CA August 23, 2014 “This is not a ghost band--just a great group of musicians who loved playing with Miles and had admiration for the Chief." --Miles Electric Band leader Vincent Wilburn, Jr. Many who first became interested in jazz in the ...

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Article: Profile

Celebrating Miles Davis with Quotes

Read "Celebrating Miles Davis with Quotes" reviewed by Michael Ricci


We're celebrating Miles Davis's birthday (May 26, 1926) with quotes about him and by him.All About Jazz senior writer R.J. DeLuke also compiled several from his past interviews with various ex-band members--and we included a salty one by Miles for good measure.If you know of a quote about Miles or one that ...

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Article: Interview

John Scofield: Peaceful Pursuits

Read "John Scofield: Peaceful Pursuits" reviewed by John Kelman


Sometimes a recording comes together easily, with a minimum of muss or fuss. Other times, life seems to conspire against it, but that doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't get done, or that it suffers as a result. Sometimes, in fact, it can make the end result even better. For John Scofield-- one-third of a power trifecta ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Miles Davis: Previously Unreleased 1980s Recordings

Read "Miles Davis: Previously Unreleased 1980s Recordings" reviewed by Chris May


Miles DavisPerfect Way: The Miles Davis Anthology: The Warner Bros. YearsWarner Jazz2010 The composer John Cage related a funny story about an encounter with trumpeter Miles Davis. It happened at a US airport sometime in the mid 1980s. Cage was travelling with the choreographer Merce Cunningham, and the ...

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Article: Film Review

Miles Davis: That's What Happened: Live in Germany 1987

Read "Miles Davis: That's What Happened: Live in Germany 1987" reviewed by John Kelman


Miles DavisThat's What Happened: Live in Germany 1987 Eagle Eye Media2009The exhaustive (and expensive) 20CD box set, The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux 1973-1991 (Columbia/Legacy, 2002), finally set the record straight about the late trumpeter's often misunderstood and overly criticized final decade. Admittedly, many of his studio releases ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Tuesdays on the Terrace: Robert Irving III

Tuesdays on the Terrace: Robert Irving III

Tuesdays on the Terrace presents another inspiring season of free evening jazz concerts on the MCA's Terrace and Sculpture Garden. Hosted by local radio personalities, visitors are invited to enjoy cocktails, Puck's Express snacks, or a dinner buffet from Puck's Cafe while listening to Chicago's finest jazz musicians. Dinner reservations at Puck's are recommended, call 312.397.4034. ...

Album

New Momentum

Label: Sonic Portraits
Released: 2007

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Article: Interview

Robert Irving III: Gaining Momentum

Read "Robert Irving III: Gaining Momentum" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke


Robert Irving III is a keyboard player known in different quarters for different things. He played electric, of course, as a young man in the band Miles Davis unveiled when he decided to return to performing in 1980 after his infamous five-year hiatus. He produced albums with Miles, but also Sting, Carlos Santana, Dianne Reeves, Branford ...

Album

A Tribute to Miles Davis

Label: N2K Encoded Music
Released: 1998
Track listing: So What; Nefertit; Walkin'; In The Silent Way; No Blues; The Sorcerer; Tutu; My Funny Valentine.


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