Rhino Records to release 'Merci, Miles! Live At Vienne'
The live album features one of Miles Davis’ last-ever performances.
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Moses Boyd and Raj Chaudhuri on Miles Davis's 'Nefertiti'
Moses talks about an iconic jazz album with Raj and that’s all I have to say about that.
When Miles Davis was Beaten and Arrested in 1959
Adam Neely discusses the legacy of Miles Davis’s experience with police brutality in 1959 and it’s connection to Black Lives Matter.
Relive 1959, The Golden Year of Jazz, In A New Photoblog Project
Jazz fan Natalie Weiner launched a blog called The 1959 Project with day-to-day looks at the genre’s most famous year. When researching for my final year dissertation, Ted Gioia’s The History of Jazz was a valuable tome and it helped (I got a First for the dissertation). Jazz history is fascinating and enriching when you travel …
Federico Babina - ARCHIMUSIC
Architect Federico Babina combines music and architecture in ARCHIMUSIC, a collection of musicians transformed into abstract buildings.
Kind of Bloop - An 8-Bit Tribute to Miles Davis
Groundbreaking jazz and chiptune combine to produce “Kind Of Bloop”, an 8-bit tribute to the late great Miles Davis. When Miles Davis released “Kind Of Blue” at the tail end of the 50s, he opened a gate not only for jazz but the whole of music. His modal masterpiece has influenced a number of legendary …
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Miles Davis Joking Around On Stage
The epitome of cool, Miles Davis was also a bit of a joker as this piece of footage shows. There was a heightened sense of devil-may-care in Miles Davis’ music towards the end of his life, more so than when he ushered in the era of jazz fusion with Bitches Brew in 1970. In this …
King Britt’s Guides Us Through The Sonic World Of Afrofuturism (Mix)
King Britt takes us on a journey through sound – Afrofuturistic sound – in his free mix.
The Periodic Table of Jazz
Science and music combine in the form of The Periodic Table of Jazz.
Jazz Ain't Dead
Jazz may be as dead as Latin for some people, but to others, it’s still live and kicking. I recently read an article arguing that “jazz can no longer be a living, breathing art form”. The writer, Benjamin Schwartz in his Atlantic article “The End of Jazz: How America’s most vibrant music became a relic”, …
