Miles Davis

A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter VI: Electric Aquidneck Experiment, 1969

At the time of the first Newport Jazz Festival in 1954, there were two primary ways to enter the city…

4 years ago

A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter V: The New Thing, 1965-1968

Despite its rough shape, the new site was at a fantastic location. Near the JT Connell Highway, it had sufficient…

4 years ago

A History of the Newport Jazz Festival – Chapter I: A New Tradition, 1954-1955

By 9:18 PM on the evening of July 17, 1954, Eddie Condon’s tribute to Dixieland finally began its delayed performance.…

4 years ago

Review: Nicholas Payton’s ‘Quarantined with Nick’

Throughout history, musicians have used the direst of circumstances, including widespread pandemics, to expand their artistic boundaries and examine unexplored…

5 years ago

Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew 50th Anniversary Celebration- Part Four: “Non-Jazz”

This is the final segment of our four-part series celebrating the legacy of the landmark Bitches Brew on its Fiftieth…

5 years ago

Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew 50th Anniversary Celebration- Part Three: “Jazz”

This is the penultimate chapter of our four-part series celebrating the legacy of the landmark Bitches Brew on its Fiftieth…

5 years ago

Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew 50th Anniversary Celebration- Part Two: Production

This is the second of our four-part series of lists celebrating the legacy of the landmark Bitches Brew on its Fiftieth…

5 years ago

Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew 50th Anniversary Celebration- Part One: The Compositions

On March 30, 1970, Miles Davis shocked the world with his groundbreaking Bitches Brew (Columbia Records, 1970). Although the trumpeter…

5 years ago

Review: Miles Davis’ ‘Rubberband’

Recorded mostly in 1985, the height of Miles Davis’ most critically maligned era, Rubberband is unlikely to be appreciated by…

5 years ago