25 years after his departure, his audacity to be one of jazz's strongest voices resonates beyond the music.
Because who else is going to have a freestyle about Kobe's retirement this soon other than Fabolous?
The stage is set for the release of the Miles Davis biopic that'll premiere in theatres April 1st.
In the new trailer for Miles Ahead, we see Don fully embrace the smooth talking, legendary jazz player.
2016 is about to be lit for Don Cheadle.
Lenny Kravitz graces the cover of this month’s OCEAN DRIVE magazine and the 49 year old rocker has never looked better! Kravitz has been pulling…
Interviewed Monday on our sister radio station in Cincinnati WIZF, Obama ran through his musical tastes, an eclectic and all-encompassing list of artists and tracks that reflect the varied coalition of voters he is seeking to attract. According to Obama, he says it has “a pretty good mix.” “I’ve got old school – Stevie Wonder, James Brown. I’ve […]
(via The Hollywood Reporter) Looks like Hollywood has finally gotten the memo on the lack of diversity on the big screen. Director George Tillman (Notorious, Soul Food) has been commissioned to develop and direct a film adaptation of jazz legend Miles Davis. The movie will be loosely based on the book, “Dark Magus: The Jekyll […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Lincoln High School East St. Louis, IL 62201 When: 1939 What: Miles Davis picked up the trumpet at his father’s behest after the family moved from Alton, IL to East St. Louis, IL when he was about a year old. « PREVIOUS NEXT » In celebration of Black Music […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)CBS 30th Street Studio 270 E 30th Street, New York, NY 10001 When: April 1970 What: Miles Davis’ first certified gold record sold more than half a million copies, later being recognized as one of jazz’s greatest albums and a progenitor of the jazz rock genre. « PREVIOUS NEXT » […]
When news that someone is remixing national treasures like the Miles Davis catalog, we automatically get skeptical. Even if it’s someone like Ski Beatz behind it.
jive (origin unknown) – 1. the jargon of jazz musicians or enthusiasts. 2. deceptive, nonsensical or glib talk. 3. to play or dance to jive music.
