Miles Davis | Experiment Guru

Miles Dewey Davis III was a renowned American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. With a career spanning nearly five decades, Davis was a prominent figure in jazz. Born into an upper-middle-class family in Alton, Illinois, Davis started on the trumpet in his early teens and went on to study at Juilliard in New York City before making his professional debut as a member of saxophonist Charlie Parker's bebop quintet from 1944 to 1948. Throughout his career, Davis collaborated with numerous notable musicians, including John Coltrane and Herbie Hancock.