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The City Parks Foundation and Summerstage is excited to announce the next installment in the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, founded in memoriam of jazz giant Charlie "Yardbird" Parker. The festival will kick off in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem on August 23 and Tompkins Square Park on August 24. -
Everyone's Dying to Get In: Woodlawn Cemetery Offers Grave Plots Next to Jazz Legends
If it isn't too morbid to think that cemeteries can accumulate any sort of "fame," then perhaps buying your future grave plot in one of them is. -
Don Cheadle Talks Upcoming Miles Davis Biopic, Says Playing The Role Is 'Surreal'
Don Cheadle will stars as Miles Davis in an upcoming biopic. Don Cheadle is working on the most important role in his career, playing legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. -
8 Unexpected Michael Jackson Covers: Metallica, Willie Nelson, And More
Today marks the five-year anniversary of Michael Jackson's tragic death, so in honor of the King of Pop, we've compiled a list of his greatest songs that were covered by very unlikely musicians. Here are eight unexpected covers of Michael Jackson songs. -
What Do Michael Jackson, David Bowie and Miles Davis Have in Common? They All Called Drummer Omar Hakim
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Sting: Children Won’t Inherit His Fortune, Discusses Drugs and Death In New Interview
Famed musician, singer-songwriter and philanthropist Sting recently opened up his vaults in a new lengthy interview with Daily Mail. Inside the discussion, the singer touches on subjects pertaining to his newest album, The Last Ship, his own humanity and death, his dying father and why his children won't be inheriting his fortune. -
New York City Names Street After Miles Davis, Unveils 'Miles Davis Way'
New York City has honored legendary jazz artist Miles Dais and renamed a street Miles Davis Way. In honor of the late jazz legend, a block on the Upper West Side of New York City has been renamed Miles Davis Way. -
7 Great Albums with Just 3 Tracks (Or Less): Frank Zappa, Miles Davis
Most of the albums we listen to usually have between 10 and 15 traditionally structured songs, clocking in between 30 and 60 minutes. However, there are plenty of progressively minded artists who dispense with traditional structures and release full-length albums with only a few tracks. Here are seven great albums with just three tracks (or less). -
Miles Davis's 1970 performances at Fillmore East and West being released in compilation
Miles Davis is a performer that music literally cannot get enough of. Even the biggest acts eventually run out of music to feed their fans-every live gig starts to run together-but Davis, possibly the greatest jazz musician of all time, continues to dazzle. If a catalogue were to exist, consisting of every performance he ever gave, we wouldn't complain. At least the world will be one concert series closer come March. Columbia/Legacy will be releasing a series of gigs from both Fillmores East and West in Miles At The Fillmore: Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol. 3 (double-colons?). -
Dutch Study Suggests Art and Music Save Lives, Research in Favor of Expression
In a new study on past and present artists and musicians from the Netherlands, researchers suggest that the toll of creating art and music correlates with a longer and more fulfilling life. -
Ewan McGregor and Zoe Saldana Join Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis Biopic, 'Kill the Trumpet Player'
Actors Ewan McGregor and Zoe Saldana have signed on to Don Cheadle’s movie about Miles Davis, "Kill the Trumpet Player." Cheadle will direct and star in the film, which is currently in preproduction. -
Don Cheadle to play Miles Davis in upcoming biopic 'Kill the Trumpet Player'
The Associated Press announced today that Don Cheadle will play jazz pioneer Miles Davis in an long-planned, upcoming biopic called Kill the Trumpet Player. Cheadle, who will also be making his directorial debut for the film, and Steven Baigelman wrote the script. Cheadle has been trying to make the film for years, and production is finally set to begin in June.
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