Miles+Davis+(2)

 **Miles Davis was born on May 25th, 1926, in Alton, Illinois. When Miles discovered his musical talent, his family sent him to New York City. There he went to Juilliard School to study music. Later on, he left to play music with popular artists such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and later John Coltrane. Miles became famous and created a new style called cool. He is a great improviser. His music was studied by musicians who want to know how to play jazz. He is a great jazz composer. Miles created a nonet (9 members) that used non-traditional instruments including French horn, Tuba, and the Trumpet. He had a 4 year addiction to heroin. He died September 28,1991 Santa Monica, California at the age of 65.

We got our data from the Jazz Book, and www.milesdavis.com

By: BM & RW**