Miles Davis

1926-05-26 – 1991-09-28 (age 65) Alton, Illinois, USA

Biography

Miles Dewey Davis III was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.

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Known For

Scrooged

1988

as Street Musician

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025

as Self (archive footage)

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

2019

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022

as Self (voice) (archive sound)

Dingo

1991

as Billy Cross

Chasing Trane

2017

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

The Making of Sun City

1985

as Self

Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival

1996

as Self

Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album

2000

as Self

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

2018

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

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They All Came Out to Montreux

2023

as Self (archive footage)

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

1986

as Self (archive footage)

Miles Davis & Keith Jarrett - The 1971 Berlin Concert

2010

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Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis

1986

as Self

The Sound of Miles Davis

1959

as Himself

Happy Birthday to John

1997

as Self

Hôtel La Louisiane

2015

as Self (archive footage)

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

2008

Prince: Musical Portrait

1989

as Self

Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones

1990

as Self