Today, Nov. 13, Analogue Productions unveils Birth of the Blue, an early rarity from Miles Davis and the storied sextet behind Kind of Blue. In this first-ever standalone release, the dream team of ...

TAMPA, FL — On Sunday, September 28th, Colors of Jazz on WMNF 88.5 FM will pay tribute to one of the most iconic figures in American music history: Miles Davis. Marking the 34th anniversary of his ...

Legendary trumpeter Miles Davis released Kind of Blue in August 1959, leading into the era of 60s improvisational jazz. The album featured Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans ...

Some of the most crucial tracks by the jazz great Miles Davis have been hiding in plain sight for decades—four numbers, from a May 1958 session, set down by the sextet that the following year would ...

Finding his footing in the bebop world in the late 1940s and early 50s, Davis would go on to reinvent his sound many times-to the consternation of many of his followers and the delight of others. To ...

The distinguished jazz critic Francis Davis, husband of "Fresh Air" host and co-executive producer Terry Gross, died on Monday at his home in Philadelphia at 78. Francis Davis accepts the Grammy award ...

When we use the term “inventor” to describe an artist, we think of a creative person who takes art to another level, place or concept. Breaking the rules and discarding the conventions that are well ...

Gilbert Castellanos presents Miles Davis’ “Porgy and Bess,” featuring the KSDS Jazz Orchestra, with the Young Lions Jazz Conservatory All-Stars Last summer saw leading trumpeter, music educator and ...

SMOKE Jazz Club today announced its concert schedule for May 2025. Some of today’s top ensembles reunite on the SMOKE stage including: supergroup Something Else! featuring Vincent Herring (Apr 30-May ...