Miles Davis

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Miles Davis

• Born May 26, 1926 in Alton, IL
• Father dental surgeon, mother music teacher
• Father introduced trumpet to him at age 13
• Private tutor encouraged him to play without
  vibrato, which was contrary to the style of Louis
  Armstrong

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Miles Davis

• Played professionally
  while still in high school
• Played with Dizzy Gillespie Charlie Parker
• Moved to NYC when he was 18 to attend Institute
  of Musical Art, which is now called Julliard
  School
• Dropped out after a year to become a full-time
  musician

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Miles Davis

• In 1949, Davis formed a nine-piece band with
  uncommon additions, such as the French horn,
  trombone and tuba.
• Instrumental in developing different forms of
  jazz music
• Song So What

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Jazz Influenced George Gershwin

• Born in 1898 in Brooklyn, NY
• Began musical training at 13
• His first song was published when
  he was 17 it earned him 5.
• I Got Rhythm

• Rhapsody in Blue (rhapsody an instrumental
  composition of irregular form often incorporating
  improvisation)

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Other Jazz Music

• Glenn Miller Orchestra Little Brown Jug
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vRzMHMWjVZc0
• Ray Charles Whatd I Say http//www.youtube.co
  m/watch?vCIqWwiC1BFIfeaturerelated
• Many, many more.