On the flip side, there’s nonstop news regarding star, director and driving force behind the Miles Davis Biopic Don Cheadle’s involvement with Iron Man 2, The Avengers and the seemingly dozens of other projects Marvel Studios has lined up. The Playlist has a very thorough breakdown of the Marvel projects already on the production menu … Continue reading »
As someone who, as a youngster, wanted to be Eddie Van Halen, I’ve always loved the guitar and guitar players – from Hendrix, Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Steve Miller, Wes Montgomery and Dickey Betts. So here comes Wayne Brown and a fantastic post from his Wayne’s Guitar Blog titled: Ten Miles Davis Tips … Continue reading »
I enjoy Doug Ramsey’s Blog (Rifftides) quite a lot, and today he’s been kind of enough to post some rather excellent quotes from Miles Davis. Continue reading »
Traitor is set for release in the UK this week so Don Cheadle is doing some press to promote the crime-thriller. This easy-breezy interview from the Daily Mail focuses on the actor’s sartorial preferences. Did you know that Don Cheadle owns a lot of hats? “I have a Sixties-style soft pork-pie hat and a panama … Continue reading »
Via David Hill at the always enjoyable jazz Hot House, I was reminded of Lockwood & Summit’s fantastic (and rare) audio interview of Miles Davis on KXLW in East St. Louis from 1953. Miles was visiting with DJ Harry Frost on his ‘Fresh Air’ show. David sums it up best: “Totally bizarre to hear Miles … Continue reading »
Pictured: George Avakian, Quincy Jones, Rolling Stone’s David Fricke and Erin Davis. Yesterday at SXSW was the big Kind of Blue @ 50 panel. The above photo comes courtesy Linda Park (great photo, LP). Writes Linda: “Today’s Kind of Blue at 50 panel reminded me of the best parts of Davis. It was full of … Continue reading »
No biopic of Miles Davis, be it traditional narrative or off the wall bizarre, is going to be genuine without a great deal of bad language. The man could turn a phrase, as it were. Flip through a few pages of his entertaining autobiography (here’s page 65!) and it’s clear Miles Davis had a talent … Continue reading »
US News & World Report’s fluffy list of 50 Ways to Improve Your Life in 2009 is filled with the type of examples you’d expect from a list such as this – however they do offer one extra special suggestion for anyone looking to improve their life this year, and that is to Listen to … Continue reading »
Growing up I was more into surfing than skateboarding, but one look at Western Edition’s Miles Davis ‘59 Quintet Boards, and I’m ready to hit the local skate park immediately. If there were any doubt about Miles Davis’ everlasting appeal to creative types look no further than these awesome skateboards from Western Edition’s 10-year Spring/Summer … Continue reading »
File this under conjecture because I need material, people. Let it be known I’m on record in my confidence with Cheadle as star and director of the Miles Movie, but that doesn’t mean I’m not up for a fun game of What If. From what I’ve read, Cheadle has a vision for the biopic – … Continue reading »
If you’re attending SXSW this year there’s a host of excellent conferences and panels to check out – notably Kind of Blue at 50, which takes place on Thursday March 19 at 5:00 PM. The panel features a fine lineup of speakers: George Avakian, Producer Erin Davis, Miles Davis Properties David Fricke, Rolling Stone Vincent … Continue reading »
I look at Best Of lists (or related list-type-things) purely out of curiosity, but I put about zero weight behind any of them because who cares what the editors of this or that magazine think are the best movie sex scenes or songs from the ’80s. It’s pure conjecture, and even if I agree sometimes, … Continue reading »
And so goes my idea to have Ken Burns produce a 10-part documentary on the life and times of Miles Davis. He’s an incredible filmmaker and no doubt lining up new sponsors right now. A 10-part doc, Ken, I’m telling you – that’s the play. Fine, 6 parts. It’s all good. We’ll get Keith David … Continue reading »
According to JazzTimes, Miles Davis: The Sound of Miles Davis, a rare 1959 TV appearance by the trumpet legend, will air Wednesday, March 11, at 10:30 pm on WLIW21 New York Public Television and nationwide on Public Television. The TV event is part of the 50th anniversary celebration of Kind of Blue. The performance was … Continue reading »
Don Cheadle, the man who would be Miles Davis, proved himself quite the card player by reaching day two of the 2009 National Heads-Up Poker Championship at the Caesars Palace Poker Tournament Room this weekend with a win over David Pham. Ultimately, Huck Seed outplayed an elite field of 63 of poker’s best to win … Continue reading »
