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)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022

as Self (voice) (archive sound)

Chasing Trane

2017

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

2019

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

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)

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A History of the World According to Getty Images

2022

as Self (Archive Footage)

The Beginnings of Bebop

1981

as Self

Dingo

1991

as Billy Cross

Hôtel La Louisiane

2015

as Self (archive footage)

Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue

2004

as Self (archive footage)

Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991

2013

as Himself

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

2019

as Self (archive footage)

The Making of Sun City

1985

as Self

Happy Birthday to John

1997

as Self

Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones

1990

as Self

Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987

2020

as Self

Miles in Paris 1989

1989

as Trumpet