A jazz trumpeter, composer, and small-band leader, Miles Davis (1926-1991) was in the jazz vanguard for more than two decades. His legend continued to grow even after poor health and diminished creativity removed him from jazz prominence. Miles Dewey Dav...

Trumpet player Miles Davis became famous among both jazz buffs and people who know very little about the art form. He did so through a combination of intelligence, charisma, awareness of his own abilities, and a feel for the music scene rarely equaled...

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, widely considered to be one of the most influential of the 20th century. A trumpeter, bandleader and composer, Davis was at the forefront of almost every...

The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 10-01-1991 MILES DAVIS Date: 10-01-1991, Tuesday Section: OPINION Edition: All Editions -- 6 Star, 5 Star, 4 Star, 3 Star, 2 Star, 1 Star Biographical: MILES DAVIS IF EVER the title of a record album captured the...

The idea of a tribute to Miles Davis seems both just and somewhat inappropriate. Davis, who died last September, never had much patience for sentimentality or nostalgia. Throughout his career, as soon as he defined a moment in his music, he moved on....

A Girl Scout troop leader accused of stealing her young Scouts' Social Security numbers and netting $87,000 in a tax scheme pleaded not guilty Tuesday.Federal prosecutors say Holly M. Barnes, 33, asked parents of the 18 girls in her troop to give the children's numbers...

Jazz legend Joe Zawinul, who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz fusion and performed and recorded with Miles Davis, died early Tuesday, a hospital official said. He was 75.Zawinul had been hospitalized since last month. A spokeswoman for Vienna's Wilhelmina Clinic...