Don Cheadle’s latest film “Miles Ahead” takes an in-depth look into the complex, yet fascinating life and legacy of legendary jazz musician Miles Davis. While the movie is a hit at the box office and ...

Miles Davis died in 1991, but his influence on music is still being felt. The new film Miles Ahead, produced, co-written, directed by and starring Don Cheadle, is giving a new audience a fresh take on ...

Throughout his long, varied and storied career, Miles Davis was known for many things. As the father/godfather/originator/pioneer of bop, hard bop, fusion and other ...

Last month, it was announced that a previously unheard Miles Davis album would be coming in September. Rubberband was originally recorded in the fall of 1985, but was shelved the following year after ...

When did you first hear the tracks for Rubberband? Erin: I think it was ’85. He and [Miles’ wife] Cicely [Tyson] lived in Malibu. And I lived at the time in Arizona. I used to come visit him once a ...

Female Intelligence: Women and Espionage in the First World War (New York University Press, 2003): Music can be an enormous intellectual stimulant for me, but I find that the kind of music that I want ...

Written in 1937 by Morey & Churchill for Disney’s Snow White, it’s considered one of the greatest film songs of all time, and a favorite of jazz artists Chick Corea, one of the most beloved and ...

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