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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.
Awards & recognition
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · 2006
- American Book Awards · 1990
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 1990
- honorary doctorate of Paris Nanterre University · 1988
- Léonie Sonning Music Prize · 1984
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- MOJO Awards
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Paul Acket Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography18 titles
Crime Story
1986as Self
1986as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025as Self (archive footage)
2025as Self (archive footage)
Elevator to the Gallows
1958Musician, Original Music Composer
1958Musician, Original Music Composer
Jazz
2001as Self (archive footage)
2001as Self (archive footage)
Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album
2000as Self
2000as Self
Miami Vice
1984as Ivory Jones
1984as Ivory Jones
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary
2016as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2016as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2018as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
2018as Self (archive footage)
2018as Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Musical Guest
1975as Self - Musical Guest
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
1968Music
1968Music
Scrooged
1988as Street Musician
1988as Street Musician
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022as Self (voice) (archive sound)
2022as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Miles Ahead
2015Musician
2015Musician
Great Performances
1971as Self
1971as Self
Dingo
1991as Billy Cross
1991as Billy Cross
Jingle Bell Rocks!
2013as Self (voice)
2013as Self (voice)