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Miles Davis

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    The Six Best Bass Lines Of All Time

    Bass has many forms -- electric, upright, synthesized. Whatever its shape, it is a crucial element to popular music. Most songs don't need good bass lines, but the ones that have them are propelled into greatness. Here are the six best bass lines. Please note that bass parts that parrot guitar par ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Miles Davis' East St. Louis Childhood Home Is Falling Apart

    Andrew TheisingMiles Davis' East St. Louis childhood home in October 2011.​There was a deep puddle the width of the entire dirt road, so Dr. Andrew Theising, a political science professor at Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville, wheeled his car over the gravel shoulder instead. He was taki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Miles Davis' Childhood Home Is Falling Apart In East St. Louis

    Andrew TheisingMiles Davis' East St. Louis childhood home in October 2011.​There was a deep puddle the width of the entire dirt road, so Dr. Andrew Theising, a political science professor at Southern Illinois University -- Edwardsville, wheeled his car over the gravel shoulder instead. He was ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Miles to Go Jazztet Carries on East St. Louis' Music Tradition

    Albert SamahaEast St. Louis Senior High's Miles to go Jazztet had the crowd bouncing at BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups.​The trumpet slipped in as a whisper, simmering below the bouncing bass and rattling drums, before Brady Lewis leaned back an inch and filled BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups with thick sou ... More >>

  • Music

    August 4, 2011

    DMS

    7:30 p.m. Sunday, August 7. Touhill Performing Arts Center, 1 University Drive.

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    A New Mural In The Loop Pays Tribute To Local Music Celebrties

    Dani Kinnison​Take a look at the Loop's new mural, freshly painted on the side of Vintage Vinyl. Created by Washington University graduates Leah Nixon and Macy Moore, the mural features hometown musicians Nelly, Chuck Berry, Miles Davis, Grace Bumbry and Willie Mae Ford Smith.

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2011

    The Miles Davis Festival to Debut This Year in St. Louis

    wikimedia commons​The estate of the late jazz trumpeter Miles Davis will team up this summer and fall with several St. Louis area organizations and venues to present the Miles Davis Festival, a series of concerts, exhibits and celebrations of Davis' musical legacy that organizers hope will bec ... More >>

  • Music

    November 11, 2010

    Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet

    7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 13. 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Avenue.

  • Music

    June 2, 2010

    East St. Louis commemorates Miles Davis' 84th birthday

    7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 13. 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Avenue.

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    East St. Louis Celebrates Miles Davis' Birthday with Jazz, Poetry -- and Cake

    Christian SchaefferMiles Davis on a cake!​Earlier this afternoon, East St. Louis Mayor Alvin L. Parks threw a party to commemorate the 84th birthday of Miles Dewey Davis III, known to most as Miles Davis. The event, which took place in Parks' office, honored the jazz legend and paid tribute to ... More >>

  • Music

    March 3, 2010

    The 5th Dimension receives a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame

    Christian SchaefferMiles Davis on a cake!​Earlier this afternoon, East St. Louis Mayor Alvin L. Parks threw a party to commemorate the 84th birthday of Miles Dewey Davis III, known to most as Miles Davis. The event, which took place in Parks' office, honored the jazz legend and paid tribute to ... More >>

  • Music

    January 21, 2009

    Mr. Holland's Opus: An ex-bassist in Miles Davis' quintet brings his own band to the Sheldon

    Christian SchaefferMiles Davis on a cake!​Earlier this afternoon, East St. Louis Mayor Alvin L. Parks threw a party to commemorate the 84th birthday of Miles Dewey Davis III, known to most as Miles Davis. The event, which took place in Parks' office, honored the jazz legend and paid tribute to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Review Preview: Monarch

    A sneak peek at this week's review of Monarch in Maplewood.

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2008

    Hard-Edged Boplicity

    Twelve by Tony

  • Calendar

    September 17, 2008

    So Cool, It's Hot!

    Mid-century modern is back

  • Music

    May 14, 2008

    Chicago Afrobeat Project

    9 p.m. Saturday, May 17. Lucas School House, 1220 Allen Avenue

  • Music

    December 5, 2007

    Smooth Operators

    Schoolhouse Rock's songwriter celebrates a few special birthdays in St. Louis while we pit Kenny G vs. Trans-Siberian Orchestra in a fight to the holiday death.

  • News

    September 12, 2007

    Jam Session, Part 1

    (Cookie's Jazz & More, Webster Groves)

  • Calendar

    May 30, 2007

    Jazz in Motion!

    (Cookie's Jazz & More, Webster Groves)

  • Music

    March 15, 2006

    Ladysmith Black Mambazo

    Saturday, March 18, at 8 p.m. Sheldon Concert Hall (3648 Washington Boulevard)

  • Music

    April 20, 2005

    Nomeansno with Corbeta Corbata

    Thursday, April 21; Creepy Crawl (612 North Tucker Boulevard)

  • News

    March 30, 2005

    Arch Madness

    A rough guide to St. Louis

  • Music

    February 2, 2005

    Miles to Miles

    Jason Miles (Narada Jazz)

  • Music

    December 1, 2004

    Russell Gunn

    Wednesday, December 1, through Saturday, December 4; Jazz at the Bistro

  • Music

    April 7, 2004

    Can We Kick It?

    Old-school hip-hop is ready for revival

  • Calendar

    December 10, 2003

    Gideon's Trumpet

    Is younger than Clark Terry's flugelhorn

  • Music

    June 18, 2003

    Tunes in June

    The Dave Holland Big Band is just one of the highlights of the 2003 U.S. Bank St. Louis Jazz Festival

  • Music

    March 5, 2003

    Massive Attack

    100th Window (Virgin)

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 25, 2002

    Best Big Fat Hardcover Book About St. Louis Culture

    Seeking St. Louis: Voices From a River City, 1670-2000

  • Music

    March 13, 2002

    Debt Rehearsal

    Vacant buildings abound in St. Louis, but local bands are finding practice space hard to come by

  • Music

    March 6, 2002

    John Scofield

    Friday, March 8; Mississippi Nights

  • Music

    January 2, 2002

    Paperback Writers

    The latest music books struggle to demystify pop culture's greatest enigmas

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 26, 2001

    Best Gallery Exhibition

    Lezley Saar at the Forum for Contemporary Art

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 26, 2001

    Best Radio Station For Music

    WSSM (106.5 FM)

  • Music

    September 26, 2001

    Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Roy Hargrove, John Patitucci and Brian Blade

    Friday, Sept. 28; Powell Symphony Hall

  • Music

    June 13, 2001

    Juneteenth Jazz & Heritage Festival

    Thursday-Tuesday, June 14-19; various locations

  • Music

    May 23, 2001

    Miles Davis Arts Festival

    Saturday, May 26; Casino Queen, East St. Louis riverfront.

  • Music

    May 23, 2001

    Aisles of Miles

    The Missouri History Museum pays tribute to East St. Louis legend Miles Davis

  • News

    May 16, 2001

    The 2001 RFT Slammies

    Homeboy superstar Nelly tops the list of readers' favorite local musicians

  • Calendar

    May 9, 2001

    Ultimate Milestone

    One of St. Louis' most famous (but least-celebrated) exports is honored on the 75th anniversary of his birth

  • Music

    March 7, 2001

    Miles from Home

    Local apathy over one of St. Louis' most noted exports, Miles Davis, isn't stopping his fans from organizing a bang-up commemoration of what would have been his 75th birthday

  • Music

    December 13, 2000

    Isotope 217 and the Chicago Underground Duo

    Friday, Dec. 15; Galaxy

  • Music

    December 13, 2000

    Gunn-Play

    St. Louis native Russell Gunn returns home for a much-anticipated gig at Bistro Europa

  • Calendar

    August 23, 2000

    Bring Us Mingus

    Fans of the late jazzman will find an upcoming Webster University concert to their liking

  • Music

    February 16, 2000

    Prince A. Wells III

    Saturday, Feb. 19; Vaughn Cultural Center

  • Music

    August 11, 1999

    SQUAREPUSHER

    Presents Maximum Priest E.P. (Nothing/Interscope)

  • Music

    August 4, 1999

    NEEM THE THING

    The Neem offer up 29 songs on their self-titled debut

  • Music

    February 10, 1999

    Gunn Play

    Former east St. Louis trumpeter Russell Gunn appears at the Sheldon as his major-label debut, Ethnomusicology, Volume 1, hits the shelves

  • Music

    January 6, 1999

    1998: The Year in Music, Part 2

    Former east St. Louis trumpeter Russell Gunn appears at the Sheldon as his major-label debut, Ethnomusicology, Volume 1, hits the shelves

  • Music

    December 9, 1998

    All That Jazz

    There's live jazz in St. Louis -- you just have to know where to look for it

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