The award-winning Mad Men returns for its sixth season on April 7 (Sunday at 9 p.m. on AMC). There’s even a very nice promo poster making the rounds. As we excitedly prepare for the return of Mad Men, we wonder: will the music of Miles Davis be making an appearance at some point during the … Continue reading »
According to Don Cheadle’s Twitter feed the actor is enjoying some time off in Costa Rica. No doubt Cheadle is enjoying this blissful, sun-kissed poolside moment in Costa Rica with the latest draft of the Miles Davis Movie script in hand. * when he’s not working on the Miles Davis Biopic Continue reading »
On March 19 Eagle Rock Entertainment will release Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991. The show was Davis’ last Montreux appearance, taking place just months before his death. A tribute to arranger Gil Evans, who had died three years earlier, the performance featured Davis, Kenny Garrett (saxophone) … Continue reading »
If you are planning to be in Austin next month for the 2013 SXSW music, film, and interactive conference, you can make it a point to swing by the SXSW panel that will celebrate and discuss the classic 1969 line-up (Miles Davis Bootleg 2: The Lost Quintet). Moderated by author Ashley Kahn, the panel is … Continue reading »
Collider.com has a terrific Q&A with recent Golden Globe winner Don Cheadle. We are grateful for interviewer Christina Radish bringing up the state of the Miles Davis Biopic, but Cheadle didn’t seem to be too interested in providing any updates – good or bad. Any further development on the Miles Davis biopic? CHEADLE: I’m going … Continue reading »
Big congratulations to Don Cheadle on picking up the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy Series Sunday night at 2013 ceremony. Personally, I think if he ever gets this Miles Davis Film project off the ground he is going to nab lots of nominations and awards for portraying jazz legend Miles Davis. Continue reading »
Between 1942 and 1972, jazz changed more than it had in all the years before, or would in all the years after. When this period began, Miles Davis was a high-school student, moonlighting in St. Louis dance bands; as it ended, he had become the avatar of a blend of jazz and deep funk that … Continue reading »
If you web skip over to Details, their Daily Blog has a nice Q&A with Don Cheadle. Lucky for us writer Keith Wagstaff asked Cheadle about the Miles Davis Biopic. However, it’s tough not to feel a little deflated once you’ve read Cheadle’s answer. DETAILS: What’s the deal with this Miles Davis biopic we keep … Continue reading »
In August 2011 the We Want Miles exhibition traveled to Brazil, following successful stops in Paris and Montreal. Curated by Vincent Bessières and beautifully designed by the Cité de la Musique in Paris, the multimedia expo includes about 300-plus items, featuring recordings, artwork, photographs, videos, documentaries, clothing and musical scores provided by the Miles Davis … Continue reading »
A Weekly Round-Up Of Miles Davis News & Notes Reconsidering all that jazz, perks of Miles Davis [The Villanovan] Second Edition of Miles Davis Bootlegs Series to Be Released [JamBands.com] Miles Davis – Quintet 1965-68 [Hard Format] Now Miles Davis [This Isn't Happiness] Writing with Miles Davis [ny times] Miles Davis Kind of Blue, the … Continue reading »
“Dave Brubeck, the pianist and composer whose use of complex harmonies and classical forms propelled a six-decade career that made him one of the world’s most popular jazz artists, died Wednesday. He was 91.” Full Story Here. We go back a few years around the time when Brubeck was presented with a special Miles Davis … Continue reading »
A news round-up of TV deals on Deadline.com alerted me to the fact that the upcoming Miles Davis Biopic will be titled Kill The Trumpet Player. [Steven] Baigelman, repped by UTA and Management 360, is developing the Miles Davis feature biopic Kill The Trumpet Player for Don Cheadle to star. Also, film producer Michael Cerenzie … Continue reading »
A Weekly Round-Up Of Miles Davis News & Notes Bill Cosby on Miles Davis [austin chronicle] Legendary Artists Such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane and John Lee Hooker Now Available via Rumblefish for Use in Online User-Generated Videos [broadcast newsroom] If Miles Davis’s mid-century trumpet solos can be described by a single phrase, it might … Continue reading »
There is a new illustrated history of Miles Davis on the way, which features 300 pictures and words by people from Bill Cosby and George Wein to the legendary Sonny Rollins. “Miles Davis: The Complete Illustrated History” by Voyageur Press is due out Nov. 17. A terrific gift for the holidays! “Miles Davis – The … Continue reading »
Miles Davis is one of many jazz greats found in the impressive new Blue Note App developed for the iPad from Chicago-based Groovebug. The new iPad app is free to download and features 30-second music clips; a monthly subscription of $1.99 gets you all of the app’s music tracks played in full. The initial catalog … Continue reading »
