A Weekly Round-Up Of Miles Davis News & Notes 1. Miles Davis and Edith Piaf Take Center Stage U.S. Postal Service and France’s La Poste to Honor Renowned Musicians on Forever Stamps in June. The United States Postal Service today announced the joint issuance of new Forever stamps honoring two of the world’s greatest musicians, … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: January 2012
The Miles Davis Online Interview: Jose Mardi
(Artist Series Volume 18) I cannot say I know much about collage art. But after viewing the delightful work of Jose Mardi, I definitely want to know more, see more. And there is no better place to start enjoying sensational collage artwork than on Mardi’s Flickr page, which features dozens and dozens of brilliant, jazz … Continue reading »
Finally: U.S. Post Office To Issue Miles Davis Stamp
It’s about time. Here is a link and snippet of text below from the news item via TheTelegraph.com. Linn’s Stamp News announced that stamps honoring Davis and French singer Edith Piaf would be issued in 2012 as part of a joint issue with French postal service, La Poste. “This is a fitting honor,” said Lee … Continue reading »
Chaka Khan Speaks Fondly Of Close Friend Miles Davis
It’s not often I link to a story from SeattleLesbian.com, but they recently published a good interview with Chaka Khan – who had some nice things to say about Miles Davis. From Sarah Toce’s interview: I recently asked the Rock’n Roll Hall of Fame nominee which memory over the past three decades was closest to … Continue reading »
Art / Interviews / style
The Miles Davis Online Interview: Jesse Watson
(Artist Series, Volume 17) Stumbling across the Internet and discovering a talented artist and author like Jesse Watson really makes my day. Sure, he features outstanding Miles Davis paintings, which is what led me to his official website in the first place, but all of his artwork – which includes wonderful collections like Jazz & … Continue reading »
The Miles Davis Movie: Don Cheadle Stirs Up Buzz With Comments About His Miles Davis Film
Of all the news to come out of Don Cheadle’s interview with the Wall Street Journal last week about his Miles Davis Film, his comment about the movie being ‘a gangster pic’ has attracted the most attention. Gangster like ‘Goodfellas’ gangster? No, most likely not – let’s hope. More like the modern slang ‘gangsta’, which … Continue reading »
The Miles Davis Movie: Don Cheadle Stirs Up Buzz With Comments About His Miles Davis Film
Of all the news to come out of Don Cheadle’s interview with the Wall Street Journal last week about his Miles Davis Film, his comment about the movie being ‘a gangster pic’ has attracted the most attention. Gangster like ‘Goodfellas’ gangster? No, most likely not – let’s hope. More like the modern slang ‘gangsta’, which … Continue reading »
