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Ian Ernest Gilmore Green (or Gilmore Ian Rodrigo Green) was born May 13, 1912, in Toronto, Canada, the son of Margaret Julia MacChonechy and a father he never knew. He took the name of his stepfather, and thus became Gil Evans. His stepfather was a miner, whereas his mother took care of the children of rich families, and prepared meals for campsites. Moving wherever work would take them, they went from one North-American mining site to the next, including Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and such Northwestern U.S. states as Idaho, Montana, and Washington. Their child was put in boarding houses, moving from one family to the next, until they finally settled permanently in California, around 1922
Miles on Miles: Collaborations with Gil Evans & The 2nd Great Quintet
by Larry Slater
In the third and final hour of “Miles on Miles," you'll hear Miles Davis discuss his recordings with Gil Evans, and the creation of his second great quintet with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams and Ron Carter.Miles narration is from his autobiography “Miles: The Autobiography," which was published in 1989. Levar Burton read ...
Miles Davis: Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud
by Jack Kenny
A legend has grown up around the music Miles Davis created for Louis Malle's debut film Lift to the Scaffold (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud). The story goes that Davis arrived at the Paris studio having never seen the film. He watched the rushes once, then improvised as the footage rolled with his European quintet--René Urtreger on piano, ...
Miles Davis At 100: A Global Perspective
by Ian Patterson
Miles Davis' centenary has arrived. The second century begins. What changes jazz has undergone in the 100 years since Miles Dewey Davis was born in Alton, Illinois on May 26, 1926! Davis was all about change, evolution, growth, and reinvention. A driving force behind many of the changes in direction jazz took during his ...
Chris Coull Quartet With Imogen Ryall: Songs From Porgy And Bess
by Neil Duggan
The opera Porgy and Bess, composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, features many iconic songs that have crossed over into other genres, with many becoming jazz standards, while others have been covered by pop and rock artists. Gershwin, who also composed Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris, poured jazz, ...
Sean Imboden Large Ensemble: Uncharted Realms
by Jack Bowers
Saxophonist and composer Sean Imboden's Large Ensemble springs forth from America's heartland--more specifically, the thriving capital city of Indianapolis, Indiana. The ensemble is indeed large--18 members strong--and Imboden gives every one of them serious work to do on the group's second recording, Uncharted Realms, unraveling a series of colorful and adventurous charts written with the ensemble's ...
Classic Jazz from Sonny Rollins, Kenny Dorham, and others; recently released music from Steve Wilson, Snarky Puppy, and more
by David W. Daniels
In addition to the artists mentioned above, classic jazz vocals from Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine together, and Gloria Lynn are included in this week's show as well as other instrumental artists. A pending release from the Helen Sung Big Band is sampled, and new music from The Sistering and Altin Sencalar is featured. Birthday recognition ...
Author George Cole On Miles Davis' Final Decade
by Jack Kenny
All About Jazz interviews George Cole author of The Last Miles, which concentrates on the final period of Miles Davis' life. Cole also maintains a website with additional interviews and research about Davis' life between 1980 and 1991. In these pages John Kelman wrote about The Last Miles: The Music of Miles Davis, 1980-1991, “There ...
Musicians on Miles
by Larry Slater
Miles Davis would have been 100 years old in May of 2026. He was in the forefront of jazz for over 40 years, and though he's been gone for decades, his impact on musicians continues to this day. In this hour, you'll hear jazz musicians discuss the Miles Davis recordings that helped shape their ...
5 Epic Jazz Songs That Forever Changed the World
by Alan Bryson
So You Don't Like Jazz normally focuses on ways to turn people on to jazz, but this column focuses on five jazz songs whose impact profoundly changed modern music. In the process they also demonstrated that jazz could be successful in a modern culture dominated by pop, rock & roll, and rhythm & blues. Arguably the ...
