Miles Davis lived a very eventful life full of ups and down. He knew from a young age what he wanted to do in life and he set about doing it. Despite his heroin addiction, he was still able to create and put out great music that will inspire generations of future musicians to create masterpieces. Davis received a Lifetime achievement award in 1990. In 1991, at the Montreux Jazz festival, he performed numerous records, from early in his career, with Quincy Jones
With all the success, his life was not all the way perfect. Miles Davis became addicted to heroin in the early 1950s. As bad a time as this was, he was still able to record music, though it was noted that his performances during this period were a bit irregular, due to his addiction. An article taken from npr.org relays a
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He began playing music as a child, and from then on, he developed his own unique style of play through years of fine tuning his craft. At a young age, Davis was gifted the opportunity to work with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. His talent and skill permitted him to create numerous classics and even gain national acclaim for his work.
As prolific a trumpeter as Davis was, he wasn’t perfect. But he made up for it with an ear for music and a knack for ensemble sound. Growing up, he played for different Jazz bands all around East St. Louis. He attended The Julliard School for about a year before dropping out and becoming a full time Jazz musician. Miles Davis had a hand in creating a sound so instrumental in redefining the modern jazz era. Some of his earliest inspirations were Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, whom he played with as a teenager. His first opportunity at a real gig was when he replaced a sick member of the Billy Eckstine Big Band. He would later move to New York to attend The Julliard School, only to drop out (with his father’s permission) and pursue Jazz full