Stereogum — Miles Davis was one of the most important musicians of the 20th Century. How important? He’s one of the two or three jazz musicians non-jazz fans have heard of, and may even have heard something by. Davis reshaped jazz in his own image multiple tim... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — For much of his long, prolific career, jazz trumpeter Clark Terry has been a passionate and generous teacher as well as a performer, mentoring Miles Davis and Quincy Jones, among others. Alan Hicks, one of the young musicians to have enjoyed Clark's ... more info

Stereogum — Annie Clark has always been open to talking about her musical influences, from Miles Davis to Steely Dan. She even got to collaborate and release an album with one of her favorite musicians, David Byrne. During some downtime at last weekend’s Rock ... more info

Stereogum — Electric Würms are a Flaming Lips side project featuring band members Steve Drodz and Wayne Coyne. This month, the new band will release the 6-song EP Musik Die Shwer Zu Twerk. They’ve described it as being influenced by prog rock and Miles Davis,... more info

Mercury News, California — On the eve of his Saxophone Concerto's West Coast premiere, composer John Adams talks about his lifelong love of jazz, from Duke Ellington to Miles Davis, Paul Desmond and Eric Dolphy. We sat down with Adams at a restaurant near his home in Berkeley... more info

XLR8R — While the music of Miles Davis has been interpreted in endless ways over the years, it seems fitting that Deepblak founder Aybee and label mainstay Afrikan Sciences (who we profiled last year) have funneled their experimental, cosmically inclined tec... more info

The Independent — The guardians of Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx are reaching out to those who can think of nothing better than making their final resting place one shared by the likes of Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and Celia Cruz. more info

The Telegraph — Demand is so high for graves near jazz greats such as Miles Davis and Duke Ellington, that the Woodlawn Cemetery in New York City is building 2,275 new burial plots more info

Stereogum — We learned last month that Don Cheadle is starring as Miles Davis in Miles Ahead, a crowdfunded biopic that doubles as Cheadle’s directorial debut. Above, find the first image of Cheadle in character, via EW, where you can also find an interview wi... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Anyone with even a casual interest in jazz knows the name Nat Hentoff. Look on the back of landmark albums like John Coltrane's "Giant Steps" or Miles Davis' "Sketches of Spain" and you'll see Hentoff's name, along with an articulate essay that will ... more info