Miles Davis Biography
Miles Dewey Davis III was born May 26, 1926, died September 28, 1991. Miles Davis was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Davis was at almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s. He was partially responsible for the development of modal jazz, jazz-funk and jazz fusion diverged from his work with other musicians in the late 1960s and 1970s. Miles’ final album blended jazz and rap. Many leading jazz musicians made their names in Davis's groups, including pianist Herbie Hancock and saxophonist John Coltrane. A trumpeter, Miles Davis had an unusual freedom of articulation and pitch, and fostered developments from popular music to the avant garde. Davis was also capable of highly complex and technically demanding trumpet work. On March 13, 2006 Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has also been inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame, Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame, and Down Beat's Jazz Hall of Fame.
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